Asymptotically Safe Gravity From Spacetime Foliation to Cosmology /

This book seeks to construct a consistent fundamental quantum theory of gravity, which is often considered one of the most challenging open problems in present-day physics. It approaches this challenge using modern functional renormalization group techniques, and attempts to realize the idea of &quo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Platania, Alessia Benedetta (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Asymptotically Safe Quantum Gravity
  • The Wilsonian Idea of Renormalization
  • Functional Renormalization and Asymptotically Safe Gravity
  • Part II: Asymptotically Safe Gravity on Foliated Spacetimes
  • Quantum Gravity on Foliated Spacetimes
  • Part III: Astrophysical and Cosmological Implications of Asymptotic Safety
  • Inflationary Cosmology from Quantum Gravity-matter Systems
  • Quantum Black Holes and Spacetime Singularities
  • Conclusions.