The Pursuit of Quantum Gravity Memoirs of Bryce DeWitt from 1946 to 2004 /

• Main Author: DeWitt-Morette, Cécile (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Subjects: Physics.; Philosophy and science.; Gravitation.; Quantum physics.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Quantum Physics.; Philosophy of Science.

1946 is the year Bryce DeWitt entered Harvard graduate school. Quantum Gravity was his goal and remained his goal throughout his lifetime until the very end. The pursuit of Quantum Gravity requires a profound understanding of Quantum Physics and Gravitation Physics. As G. A. Vilkovisky commented , &...

Table of Contents:

• I. Progress in Quantum Physics since the Lamb Shift calculations
• II. Progress in Gravitation since Black Holes came to preeminence
• III. Bryce DeWitt’s Pursuit of Quantum Gravity
• IV. Bibliography.