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Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime

By Leonard Parker

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Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime

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Quantum field theory in curved spacetime has been remarkably fruitful. It can be used to explain how the large-scale structure of the universe and the anisotropies of the cosmic background radiation that we observe today first arose. Similarly, it provides a deep connection between general relativity, thermodynamics, and quantum field theory. This book develops quantum field theory in curved spacetime in a pedagogical style, suitable for graduate students. The authors present detailed, physically motivated, derivations of cosmological and black hole processes in which curved spacetime plays a key role. They explain how such processes in the rapidly expanding early universe leave observable consequences today, and how in the context of evaporating black holes, these processes uncover deep connections between gravitation and elementary particles. The authors also lucidly describe many other aspects of free and interacting quantized fields in curved spacetime.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
472
Release Date:
2009-09-21
Publication Date:
2014-09-04
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0521877873
ISBN13:
9780521877879
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
987 g
Height:
175 cm
Width:
250 cm
Thickness:
30 cm
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