Heat Kernel and Quantum Gravity
Download or Read eBook Heat Kernel and Quantum Gravity PDF written by Ivan G. Avramidi and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2003-07-01 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Ivan G. Avramidi |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 153 |
| Release | : 2003-07-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9783540465232 |
| ISBN-13 | : 3540465235 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Heat Kernel and Quantum Gravity by : Ivan G. Avramidi
Book excerpt: This book tackles quantum gravity via the so-called background field method and its effective action functional. The author presents an explicitly covariant and effective technique to calculate the de Witt coefficients and to analyze the Schwinger-de Wit asymptotic expansion of the effective action. He also investigates the ultraviolet behaviour of higher-derivative quantum gravity. The book addresses theoretical physicists, graduate students as well as researchers, but should also be of interest to physicists working in mathematical or elementary particle physics.
