Gambini, Rodolfo. <br/><br/>
A first course in loop quantum gravity  [electronic resource] / 
Rodolfo Gambini and Jorge Pullin. 
 - Oxford ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  2011. 
 - viii, 183 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-179) and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Why quantize gravity? -- 2. Special relativity and electromagnetism -- 3. Some elements of general relativity --  4. Hamiltonian mechanics including constraints and fields -- 5. Yang-Mills theories -- 6. Quantum mechanics and elements of quantum field theory -- 7. General relativity in terms of Ashtekar's new variables -- 8. Loop representation for general relativity -- 9. An application: loop quantum cosmology -- 10. Further developments -- 11. Open issues and controversies. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Quantum gravity.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QC178  / .G29 2011eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>530.143