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_cUkCbUP
050 0 0 _aQC178
_b.B625 2011
082 0 0 _a530.14/3
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100 1 _aBojowald, Martin,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aCanonical gravity and applications :
_bcosmology, black holes, quantum gravity /
_cMartin Bojowald.
246 3 _aCanonical Gravity & Applications
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2011.
300 _a1 online resource (vi, 305 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 8 _aMachine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Isotropic cosmology: a prelude; 3. Hamiltonian formulation of general relativity; 4. Model systems and perturbations; 5. Global and asymptotic properties; 6. Quantum gravity; Appendix; References; Index.
520 _aCanonical methods are a powerful mathematical tool within the field of gravitational research, both theoretical and experimental, and have contributed to a number of recent developments in physics. Providing mathematical foundations as well as physical applications, this is the first systematic explanation of canonical methods in gravity. The book discusses the mathematical and geometrical notions underlying canonical tools, highlighting their applications in all aspects of gravitational research from advanced mathematical foundations to modern applications in cosmology and black hole physics. The main canonical formulations, including the Arnowitt-Deser-Misner (ADM) formalism and Ashtekar variables, are derived and discussed. Ideal for both graduate students and researchers, this book provides a link between standard introductions to general relativity and advanced expositions of black hole physics, theoretical cosmology or quantum gravity.
650 0 _aQuantum gravity.
650 0 _aGeneral relativity (Physics)
650 0 _aCosmology.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521195751
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511921759
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