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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521278589

ISBN-139780521278584

eBay Product ID (ePID)766111

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Number of Pages352 Pages

Publication NameQuantum Fields in Curved Space

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1984

SubjectPhysics / Quantum Theory, Physics / Mathematical & Computational

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaScience

AuthorPaul Davies, N. D. Birrell

SeriesCambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight18.4 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN81-003851

Reviews'This book is a clear and cogent introduction to a partially charted territory that has already proved remarkably fertile. The cultivation of new ideas should be greatly aided by providing graduate students with this coordinated textbook.'The Times Higher Education Supplement, '... the authors are to be congratulated on producing a timely work that should help to stimulate interest in this fascinating branch of theoretical physics.' Nature, 'â€¦ the authors are to be congratulated on producing a timely work that should help to stimulate interest in this fascinating branch of theoretical physics.'Nature, 'This book is a clear and cogent introduction to a partially charted territory that has already proved remarkably fertile. The cultivation of new ideas should be greatly aided by providing graduate students with this coordinated textbook.' The Times Higher Education Supplement, 'â€¦ the authors are to be congratulated on producing a timely work that should help to stimulate interest in this fascinating branch of theoretical physics.' Nature, '... the authors are to be congratulated on producing a timely work that should help to stimulate interest in this fascinating branch of theoretical physics.'Nature

Dewey Edition19

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal530.143

Table Of Content1. Introduction; 2. Quantum field theory in Minkowski space; 3. Quantum field theory in curved spacetime; 4. Flat spacetime examples; 5. Curved spacetime examples; 6. Stress-tensor renormalization; 7. Applications of renormalization techniques; 8. Quantum black holes; 9. Interacting fields; References; Index.

SynopsisA comprehensive review of gravitational effects in quantum field theory, with special emphasis given to the Hawking black hole evaporation effect, and to particle creation processes in the early universe. All the major technical results are presented, and the theory is developed carefully from first principles. Everything that students or researchers need to embark upon calculations involving quantum effects of gravity., This book presents a comprehensive review of the subject of gravitational effects in quantum field theory. Although the treatment is general, special emphasis is given to the Hawking black hole evaporation effect, and to particle creation processes in the early universe. The last decade has witnessed a phenomenal growth in this subject. This is the first attempt to collect and unify the vast literature that has contributed to this rapid development. All the major technical results are presented, and the theory is developed carefully from first principles. Here is everything that students or researchers will need to embark upon calculations involving quantum effects of gravity at the so-called one-loop approximation level., This book presents a comprehensive review of the subject of gravitational effects in quantum field theory. Although the treatment is general, special emphasis is given to the Hawking black hole evaporation effect, and to particle creation processes in the early universe. The last decade has witnessed a phenomenal growth in this subject. This is the first attempt to collect and unify the vast literature that has contributed to this development. All the major technical results are presented, and the theory is developed carefully from first principles. Here is everything that students or researchers will need to embark upon calculations involving quantum effects of gravity at the so-called one-loop approximation level.

LC Classification NumberQC174.45