{"product_id":"introduction-to-quantum-effects-in-gravity-hardback-9780521868341","title":"Introduction to Quantum Effects in Gravity (Hardback) 9780521868341","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIntroduction to Quantum Effects in Gravity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book, first published in 2007, cover quantum field theory for undergraduates and graduates in theoretical astrophysics, cosmology, particle physics, and string theory.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eViatcheslav Mukhanov (Author), Sergei Winitzki (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521868341, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 June 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e284 pages, 20 b\/w illus.  52 exercises\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 18 x 1.9 cm, 0.73 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The treatment is clear throughout and the mathematical manipulations straightforward. This book is to be greatly recommended to anyone with an interest in contemporary theoretical cosmology; it is a most valuable contribution to the literature on the early universe.\"  \u003cbr\u003eContemporary Physics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book, first published in 2007, is an introductory textbook on quantum field theory in gravitational backgrounds intended for undergraduate and beginning graduate students in the fields of theoretical astrophysics, cosmology, particle physics, and string theory. The book covers the basic (but essential) material of quantization of fields in an expanding universe and quantum fluctuations in inflationary spacetime. It also contains a detailed explanation of the Casimir, Unruh, and Hawking effects, and introduces the method of effective action used for calculating the back-reaction of quantum systems on a classical external gravitational field. The broad scope of the material covered will provide the reader with a thorough perspective of the subject. Every major result is derived from first principles and thoroughly explained. The book is self-contained and assumes only a basic knowledge of general relativity. Exercises with detailed solutions are provided throughout the book.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Canonical Quantization and Particle Production: 1. Overview: a taste of quantum fields\u003cbr\u003e 2. Reminder: Classical and quantum theory\u003cbr\u003e 3. Driven harmonic oscillator\u003cbr\u003e 4. From harmonic oscillators to fields\u003cbr\u003e 5. Reminder: Classical fields\u003cbr\u003e 6. Quantum fields in expanding universe\u003cbr\u003e 7. Quantum fields in the de Sitter universe\u003cbr\u003e 8. Unruh effect\u003cbr\u003e 9. Hawking effect. Thermodynamics of black holes\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Casimir effect\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Path Integrals and Vacuum Polarization: 11. Path integrals\u003cbr\u003e 12. Effective action\u003cbr\u003e 13. Calculation of heat kernel\u003cbr\u003e 14. Results from effective action\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physics%20%5BPH%5D%22\"\u003ePH\u003c\/a\u003e], Mathematics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematics%20%5BPB%5D%22\"\u003ePB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002530418968,"sku":"9780521868341","price":84.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521868341i_756fa246-d4eb-4c55-8c91-f70ec1671ebf.jpg?v=1691358639","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/introduction-to-quantum-effects-in-gravity-hardback-9780521868341","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}