On time : causality and the quantum gravity conflict /

This text revolves around a new and unusual view on the most fundamental puzzle of physics. It focusses on the key aspect that makes the role of the time dimension fundamentally different: causality. It deals on the one hand with general relativity, and on the other hand with quantum theory. The imp...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Zaanen, Jan
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
This text revolves around a new and unusual view on the most fundamental puzzle of physics. It focusses on the key aspect that makes the role of the time dimension fundamentally different: causality. It deals on the one hand with general relativity, and on the other hand with quantum theory. The implicit and intuitive way by which causality is usually taken for granted is just made explicit and less self-evident, shedding a new light on the gravity-quantum conflict. The case is made that gravity is a necessary condition for a causal universe. But upon turning to the 'pure' unitary quantum physics explaining the nature of matter one is dealing with the strictly a-causal time expressed through the thermal quantum field theory machinery.
Umfang:
1 online resource (113 pages)
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780198920793
0198920792
9780198920786
0198920784
Schlagworte:
Causality (Physics)
Quantum gravity.
Time.
Science.
Physics.
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