The Structural Foundations of Quantum Gravity

Klappentext What is spacetime? General relativity and quantum field theory answer this question in very different ways. This collection of essays by physicists and philosophers looks at the problem of uniting these two most fundamental theories of our world, focusing on the nature of space and time within this new quantum framework, and the kind of metaphysical picture suggested by recent developments in physics and mathematics. This is a book that will inspire further philosophical reflection on recent advances in modern physics. Zusammenfassung What is spacetime? General relativity and quantum field theory answer this question in different ways. This collection of essays looks at the problem of uniting these two fundamental theories of our world, focusing on the nature of space and time within this quantum framework. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: D. P. Rickles and S. R. D. French: Quantum Gravity Meets Structuralism: Interweaving Relations in the Foundations of Physics 2: T. Y. Cao: Structural Realism and Quantum Gravity 3: J. Stachel: Structure, Individuality, and Quantum Gravity 4: O. Pooley: Points, Particles, and Structural Realism 5: M. Dorato and M. Pauri: Holism and Structuralism in Classical and Quantum GR 6: D. P. Rickles: Time and Structure in Canonical Gravity 7: L. Smolin: The Case for Background Independence 8: J. C. Baez: Quantum Quandaries: A Category-Theoretic Perspective

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• Authors: Dean Rickles, Dean (EDT)/ French Rickles
• Assisted by: Steven French (Editor), French Steven (Editor), Dean Rickles (Editor), Rickles Dean (Editor), Juha T Saatsi (Editor), Juha T. Saatsi (Editor), Saatsi Juha T. (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.01.2007
• EAN: 9780199269693
• ISBN: 978-0-19-926969-3
• No. of pages: 270
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Theoretical physics; PHILOSOPHY / General, SCIENCE / Physics / Quantum Theory, Philosophy, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Mathematics, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory), Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory)