Quantum gravity / / edited by Rodrigo Sobreiro.

• TeilnehmendeR: Sobreiro, Rodrigo,
• Place / Publishing House: Rijeka, Croatia : : InTech,, [2012]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (100 pages) :; illustrations

The unification between gravity and quantum field theory is one of the major problems in contemporary fundamental Physics. It exists for almost one century, but a final answer is yet to be found. Although string theory and loop quantum gravity have brought many answers to the quantum gravity problem, they also came with a large set of extra questions. In addition to these last two techniques, many other alternative theories have emerged along the decades. This book presents a series of selected chapters written by renowned authors. Each chapter treats gravity and its quantization through known and alternative techniques, aiming a deeper understanding on the quantum nature of gravity. Quantum Gravity is a book where the reader will find a fine collection of physical and mathematical concepts, an up to date research, about the challenging puzzle of quantum gravity.