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Quantum Geometry, Matrix Theory, and Gravity
Harold C. Steinacker
出版Cambridge University Press, 2024-04-11
主題Science / Physics / Mathematical & ComputationalScience / Physics / General
ISBN10094407809781009440783
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=jP_5EAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Building on mathematical structures familiar from quantum mechanics, this book provides an introduction to quantization in a broad context before developing a framework for quantum geometry in Matrix Theory and string theory. Taking a physics-oriented approach to quantum geometry, this framework helps explain the physics of Yang-Mills-type matrix models, leading to a quantum theory of space-time and matter. This novel framework is then applied to Matrix Theory, which is defined through distinguished maximally supersymmetric matrix models related to string theory. A mechanism for gravity is discussed in depth, which emerges as a quantum effect on quantum space-time within Matrix Theory. Using explicit examples and exercises, readers will develop a physical intuition for the mathematical concepts and mechanisms. It will benefit advanced students and researchers in theoretical and mathematical physics, and is a useful resource for physicists and mathematicians interested in the geometrical aspects of quantization in a broader context.