Introduction to Quantum Effects in Gravity
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (740 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 051180914X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 348 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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This book is to be greatly recommended to anyone with an interest in contemporary theoretical cosmology; it is a most valuable contribution to the literature on the early universe." Contemporary Physics . Ryder, Mathematical Reviews"The treatment is clear throughout and the mathematical manipulations straightforward. " A groundbreaker in being an introductory text on quantum field theory in gravitational backgrounds, intended for undergraduate and beginning graduate students." Lewis H
smallphi said at LAST understandable quantization in curved spacetime for BEGINNERS. The standard reference for quantum fields in curved spacetimes is Birrell & Davies which is totally incomprehensible for beginners at both conceptual and computational levels - just my 6 months experience with it. The present book is the only one I know that takes beginners to a level no other book can. It is conceptually clear and tailored to beginners in the field which already had courses in Complex analysis (you will need to have some idea what analytic continuation is), Quantum Mechanics, General Relativity and a little Quantum Field Theory (only free fields).The first part of the book is . Juice said Pedagogical master !. This is a great book! Anybody interested in QFT should read at least the first part. The transition from quantum mechanics to quantum field theory is impeccable, it finally gave me the feeling that I had understood what quantum field theory was all about, although I've read several introductions to the subject. Moreover, the chapters are full of very useful remarks, and there is a great emphasis on physical meaning. There are many good examples and exercices (with corrections at the end). The physical models are simple, but there are almost no missing steps in the calculations.The authors have . "Best introduction into this field" according to Joseph Palazzo. It's clear, concise and has an easy flow. All the basic ingredients are there - and some topics that are very popular such as the Unruh effect, Hawking radiation, and the Casimir effect.
Exercises with detailed solutions are provided throughout the book.. It also contains a detailed explanation of the Casimir, Unruh, and Hawking effects, and introduces the method of effective action used for calculating the back-reaction of quantum systems on a classical external gravitational field. Every major result is derived from first principles and thoroughly explained. The broad scope of the material covered will provide the reader with a thorough perspective of the subject. This book, first published in 2007, is an introductory textbook on quantum field theory in gravitational backgrounds intended for undergraduate and beginning graduate students in the fields of theoretical astrophysics, cosmology, particle physics, and string theory. The book is self-contained and assumes only a basic knowledge of general relativity. The book covers the basic (but essential) material of quantization of fields in an expanding universe and quantum fluctuations in inflationary spacetime
His main result is the theory of inflationary cosmological perturbations. . His main areas of research include quantum cosmology, the theory of dark energy, the global structure of spacetime, and quantum gravity. VIATCHESLAV MUKHANOV is Professor of Physics at Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich. He also serves on the editorial boards of leadin