Rovelli C. Quantum Gravity

Cambridge University Press, 2007 — 488 pp. — (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics). — ISBN: 9780521715966.Quantum gravity poses the problem of merging quantum mechanics and general relativity, the two great conceptual revolutions in the physics of the twentieth century. The loop and spinfoam approach, presented in this book, is one of the leading research programs in the field. The first part of the book discusses the reformulation of the basis of classical and quantum Hamiltonian physics required by general relativity. The second part covers the basic technical research directions. Appendices include a detailed history of the subject of quantum gravity, hard-to-find mathematical material, and a discussion of some philosophical issues raised by the subject. This fascinating text is ideal for graduate students entering the field, as well as researchers already working in quantum gravity. It will also appeal to philosophers and other scholars interested in the nature of space and time.General introduction to the conceptual and technical problems of quantum gravity
Complete up-do-date introduction to loop quantum gravity
In-depth discussion of the modification of the notions of space and time required by the new physicsRelativistic Foundations:
General ideas and heuristic picture
General relativity
Mechanics
Hamiltonian general relativity
Quantum mechanics
Loop Quantum Gravity:
Quantum space
Dynamics and matter
Applications
Quantum spacetime: spinfoams