Progress in Group Field Theory and Related Quantum Gravity Formalisms

ISBN 10: 3039361783 / ISBN 13: 9783039361786

Published by Mdpi AG, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Progress in Group Field Theory and Related Quantum Gravity Formalisms
• Publisher: Mdpi AG
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3039361783
• ISBN 13: 9783039361786
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Following the fundamental insights from quantum mechanics and general relativity, geometry itself should have a quantum description; the search for a complete understanding of this description is what drives the field of quantum gravity. Group field theory is an ambitious framework in which theories of quantum geometry are formulated, incorporating successful ideas from the fields of matrix models, ten-sor models, spin foam models and loop quantum gravity, as well as from the broader areas of quantum field theory and mathematical physics. This special issue collects recent work in group field theory and these related approaches, as well as other neighbouring fields (e.g., cosmology, quantum information and quantum foundations, statistical physics) to the extent that these are directly relevant to quantum gravity research.