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In this book, Robert Wald provides a coherent, pedagogical introduction to the formulation of quantum field theory in curved spacetime. He begins with a treatment of the ordinary one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator, progresses through the construction of quantum field theory in flat spacetime to possible constructions of quantum field theory in curved spacetime, and, ultimately, to an algebraic formulation of the theory. In his presentation, Wald disentangles essential features of the theory from inessential ones (such as a particle interpretation) and clarifies relationships between various approaches to the formulation of the theory. He also provides a comprehensive, up-to-date account of the Unruh effect, the Hawking effect, and some of its ramifications. In particular, the subject of black hole thermodynamics, which remains an active area of research, is treated in depth.
This book will be accessible to students and researchers who have had introductory courses in general relativity and quantum field theory, and will be of interest to scientists in general relativity and related fields.
This book will be accessible to students and researchers who have had introductory courses in general relativity and quantum field theory, and will be of interest to scientists in general relativity and related fields.
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Robert M. Wald is professor of physics at the University of Chicago and the author of General Relativity and Space, Time, and Gravity, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
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The main goals of these notes are (i) to present a mathematically precise formulation of the theory of quantum fields in curved spacetime, (ii) to present some of the principal results of the theory-particularly the Unruh and Hawking effects-and (iii) to discuss, in depth, some of the ramifications of the Hawking effect, particularly with regard to the remarkable analogy between the laws of black hole physics and the laws of thermodynamics. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
positive frequency with respect, quantum field theory constructions, predictable black hole, local curvature terms, posed initial value formulation, inequivalent constructions, natural particle interpretation, boost isometries, censor hypothesis, perturbed spacetime, white hole horizon, hyperbolic spacetime, complex conjugate space, general curved spacetime, particle creation process, ordinary second law, positive frequency solutions, black hole mechanics, asymptotic past, generalized second law, asymptotic future, stationary final state, stationary spacetimes, stationary black hole, natural vector space structure Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The main goals of these notes are (i) to present a mathematically precise formulation of the theory of quantum fields in curved spacetime, (ii) to present some of the principal results of the theory-particularly the Unruh and Hawking effects-and (iii) to discuss, in depth, some of the ramifications of the Hawking effect, particularly with regard to the remarkable analogy between the laws of black hole physics and the laws of thermodynamics. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
positive frequency with respect, quantum field theory constructions, predictable black hole, local curvature terms, posed initial value formulation, inequivalent constructions, natural particle interpretation, boost isometries, censor hypothesis, perturbed spacetime, white hole horizon, hyperbolic spacetime, complex conjugate space, general curved spacetime, particle creation process, ordinary second law, positive frequency solutions, black hole mechanics, asymptotic past, generalized second law, asymptotic future, stationary final state, stationary spacetimes, stationary black hole, natural vector space structure Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Black Hole Physics (NATO Science Series C: (closed)) by V. de Sabbata in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Mathematical Problems of Relativistic Physics (Lectures in Applied Mathematics Series, Vol 2) by E. E. Segal in Back Matter
- The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics) by Stephen W. Hawking in Back Matter
- Geometric Quantization (Oxford Mathematical Monographs) by N. M. J. Woodhouse in Back Matter
- Statistical Mechanics by Kerson Huang in Back Matter
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- The Structural Foundations of Quantum Gravity by Dean Rickles on page 39, page 52, and page 82
- Black Holes and Relativistic Stars by Robert M. Wald on page 176, and page 218
- Geometrical Vectors (Chicago Lectures in Physics) by Gabriel Weinreich in Front Matter
- The Universe of General Relativity (Einstein Studies) by A.J. Kox on page 338
- Chandrasekhar: The Man Behind the Legend - Chandra Remembered by Kameshwar C. Wali on page 223
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