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Knots and quantum gravity

✍ Scribed by John C. Baez

Book ID
127431467
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
1994
Tongue
English
Weight
2 MB
Series
Oxford Lecture Series in Mathematics and Its Applications
Edition
1
Category
Library
City
Oxford
ISBN-13
9780198534907

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✦ Synopsis

Recent work by mathematicians and physicists has uncovered revelatory connections between knot theory and the problem of developing a quantum theory of gravity. This book, the proceedings of a workshop held to bring together researchers in knot theory and quantum gravity, features a number of expository and research papers that will aid significantly in closing the gap between the two disciplines. It will serve as a guide for mathematicians and physicists seeking to understand this rapidly developing area of research. The book represents a state-of-the-art study of current research and progress. The editor is the author of Gauge Fields, Knots, and Gravity (World Scientific), a graduate level text on the topic.

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