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050	0	0	_aQC178 _b.P48 2001
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245	0	0	_aPhysics meets philosophy at the Planck scale : _bcontemporary theories in quantum gravity / _cedited by Craig Callender, Nick Huggett.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2001.
300			_a1 online resource (x, 365 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	0	0	_tIntroduction / _rCraig Callender and Nick Huggett -- _tPart 1 -- Theories of quantum gravity and their philosophical dimensions -- _tSpacetime and the philosophical challenge of quantum gravity / _rJeremy Butterfield and Christopher Isham -- _tNaive quantum gravity / _rStephen Weinstein -- _tQuantum spacetime : What do we know? / _rCarlo Rovelli -- _tPart II -- Strings -- _tReflections on the fate of spacetime / _rEdward Witten -- _tA philosopher looks at string theory / _rRobert Weingard -- _tBlack holes, dumb holes, and entropy / _rWilliam G. Unruh -- _tPart III -Topological quantum field theory -- _tHigher-dimensional algebra and Planck scale physics / _rJohn C. Baez -- _tPart IV -- Quantum gravity and the interpretation of general relativity -- _tOn general covariance and best matching / _rJulien B. Barbour -- _tPre-Socratic quantum gravity / _rGorbon Belot and John Earman -- _tThe origin of the spacetime metric : Bell's 'Lorentzian pedagogy' and its significance in general relativity / _rHarvey R. Brown and Oliver Pooley -- _tPart V -- Quantum gravity and the interpretation of quantum mechanics -- _tQuantum spacetime without observers : Onto logical clarity and the conceptual foundations of quantum gravity / _rSheldon Goldstein and Stefan Teufel -- _tOn gravity's role in quantum state reduction / _rRoger Penrose -- _tWhy the quantum must yield to gravity / _rJoy Christian.
520			_aThe greatest challenge in fundamental physics is how quantum mechanics and general relativity can be reconciled in a theory of 'quantum gravity'. The project suggests a profound revision of our notions of space, time and matter, and so has become a key topic of debate and collaboration between physicists and philosophers. This volume collects classic and original contributions from leading experts in both fields for a provocative discussion of all the issues. This volume contains accessible introductions to the main and less well known approaches to quantum gravity. It includes exciting topics such as the fate of spacetime in various theories, the so-called 'problem of time' in canonical quantum gravity, black hole thermodynamics, and the relationship between the interpretation of quantum theory and quantum gravity. This book will be essential reading for anyone interested in the profound implications of trying to marry the two most important theories in physics.
650		0	_aQuantum gravity.
700	1		_aCallender, Craig, _d1968- _eeditor.
700	1		_aHuggett, Nick, _eeditor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521662802
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511612909
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