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Heat kernel and quantum gravity
- Title
- Heat kernel and quantum gravity / Ivan G. Avramidi.
- Author
- Avramidi, Ivan G., 1957-
- Publication
- New York : Springer, 2000.
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Details
- Description
- 149 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- Lecture notes in physics, 0940-7677 ; v. m64
- Uniform Title
- Lecture notes in physics. New series m, Monographs ; m64.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. Background Field Method in Quantum Field Theory. 1.1. Generating Functional, Green Functions and Effective Action. 1.2. Green Functions of Minimal Differential Operators. 1.3. Divergences, Regularization and Renormalization -- 2. Technique for Calculation of De Witt Coefficients. 2.1. Covariant Expansions in Curved Space. 2.2. Elements of Covariant Expansions. 2.3. Technique for Calculation of De Witt Coefficients. 2.4. De Witt Coefficients a[subscript 3] and a[subscript 4]. 2.5. Effective Action of Massive Fields -- 3. Partial Summation of Schwinger-De Witt Expansion. 3.1. Summation of Asymptotic Expansions. 3.2. Covariant Methods for Investigation of Nonlocalities. 3.3. Summation of First-Order Terms. 3.4. Summation of Second-Order Terms. 3.5. De Witt Coefficients in De Sitter Space -- 4. Higher-Derivative Quantum Gravity. 4.1. Quantization of Gauge Field Theories. 4.2. One-Loop Divergences in Minimal Gauge.
- 4.3. One-Loop Divergences in Arbitrary Gauge and Vilkovisky's Effective Action. 4.4. Renormalization Group and Ultraviolet Asymptotics. 4.5. Effective Potential.
- ISBN
- 3540671552 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 00027496
- OCLC
- 52402928
- ocm52402928
- SCSB-3839827
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries