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Quantum gravity and the functional renormalization group :

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1108670741

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1316227596

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9781108670746

(Number (ISBN

9781316227596

Erroneous ISBN

1107107326

Erroneous ISBN

9781107107328

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Quantum gravity and the functional renormalization group :

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the road towards asymptotic safety /

First Statement of Responsibility

Martin Reuter, Frank Saueressig.

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Cambridge :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2019.

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1 online resource (xii, 342 pages)

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Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics

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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Jan 2019).

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-338) and index.

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Cover; Half Title; Series page; Title Page; Imprint Page; Contents; Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1 A Quantum Field Theory of Gravity; 1.1 Renormalizing the Unrenormalizable; 1.2 Background Independence; 1.3 All Backgrounds Is No Background; 1.4 Asymptotic Safety in a Nutshell; 1.5 Continuum or ``Atoms of Spacetime''?; 2 The Functional Renormalization Group; 2.1 The Concept of the Effective Average Action; 2.2 Theory Space and Its Truncation; 2.2.1 The Space of Actions; 2.2.2 The FRGE in Component Form; 2.2.3 Truncations of Theory Space; 2.2.4 The Local Potential Approximation

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During the past two decades the gravitational asymptotic safety scenario has undergone a major transition from an exotic possibility to a serious contender for a realistic theory of quantum gravity. It aims at a mathematically consistent quantum description of the gravitational interaction and the geometry of spacetime within the realm of quantum field theory, which keeps its predictive power at the highest energies. This volume provides a self-contained pedagogical introduction to asymptotic safety, and introduces the functional renormalization group techniques used in its investigation, along with the requisite computational techniques. The foundational chapters are followed by an accessible summary of the results obtained so far. It is the first detailed exposition of asymptotic safety, providing a unique introduction to quantum gravity and it assumes no previous familiarity with the renormalization group. It serves as an important resource for both practising researchers and graduate students entering this maturing field.

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9781107107328

Functions of complex variables.

Perturbation (Mathematics)

Quantum gravity.

Renormalization group.

Functions of complex variables.

Perturbation (Mathematics)

Quantum gravity.

Renormalization group.

SCIENCE-- Physics-- Quantum Theory.

SCI-- 057000

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Reuter, Martin,1958-

Saueressig, Frank

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20200822173007.0

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