Quantum field theory in curved spacetime : quantized fields and gravity
Title:
Quantum field theory in curved spacetime : quantized fields and gravity
Author:
Parker, Leonard Emanuel, 1938- author.
ISBN:
9780521877879
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Physical Description:
xiv, 455 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.
Series:
Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics
Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics.
Contents:
Quantum fields in Minkowski spacetime -- Basics of quantum fields in curved spacetimes -- Expectation values quadratic in fields -- Particle creation by black holes -- The one-loop effective action -- The effective action : non-gauge theories -- The effective action : gauge theories -- Quantized inflation perturbations.
Abstract:
"Quantum field theory in curved spacetime has been remarkably fruitful. It can be used to explain how the large-scale structure of the universe and the anisotropics of the cosmic background radiation that we observe today first arose. Similarly, it provides a deep connection between general relativity, thermodynamics, and quantum field theory. This book develops quantum field theory in curved spacetime in a pedagogical style, suitable for graduate students." --Book Jacket.
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