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Gauge Fields, Knots and Gravity by J. Muniain and J. Baez (1994, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherWorld Industries Scientific Publishing Co Pte LTD

ISBN-109810220340

ISBN-139789810220341

eBay Product ID (ePID)899405

Product Key Features

Book TitleGauge Fields, Knots and Gravity

Number of Pages396 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPhysics / Quantum Theory, Physics / Electromagnetism, Topology, Physics / Relativity, Physics / Mathematical & Computational, Physics / General

Publication Year1994

IllustratorYes

GenreMathematics, Science

AuthorJ. Muniain, J. Baez

Book SeriesSeries on Knots and Everything

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Weight0 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width5.9 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN94-003438

Dewey Edition20

Dewey Decimal530.1/4

SynopsisThis is an introduction to the basic tools of mathematics needed to understand the relation between knot theory and quantum gravity. The book begins with a rapid course on manifolds and differential forms, emphasizing how these provide a proper language for formulating Maxwell's equations on arbitrary spacetimes. The authors then introduce vector bundles, connections and curvature in order to generalize Maxwell theory to the Yang-Mills equations. The relation of gauge theory to the newly discovered knot invariants such as the Jones polynomial is sketched. Riemannian geometry is then introduced in order to describe Einstein's equations of general relativity and show how an attempt to quantize gravity leads to interesting applications of knot theory.

LC Classification NumberQC793.3.F5B33 1994