Cosmological applications of algebraic quantum field theory in curved spacetimes. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Thomas-Paul Hack.
• Authors: Hack, Thomas-Paul
• Contents: Introduction -- A Pedagogical Introduction to Algebraic Quantum Field Theory on Curved Spacetimes -- Outline of the Cosmological Applications -- Algebraic Quantum Field Theory on Curved Spacetimes -- Globally Hyperbolic Spacetimes and Related Geometric Notions -- Linear Classical Fields on Curved Spacetimes -- Linear Quantum Fields on Curved Spacetimes -- Hadamard States -- Locality and General Covariance -- The Quantum Stress?Energy Tensor and the Semiclassical Einstein equation -- Further Reading -- Cosmological Applications -- A Brief Introduction to Cosmology -- The Cosmological Expansion in QFT on Curved Spacetimes -- A Birds?Eye View of Perturbations in Inflation -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 530.14/3; Physics; Quantum field theory; Space and time; SCIENCE -- Energy; SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General; SCIENCE -- Physics -- General; Quantum field theory; Space and time; Science -- Mathematical Physics; Science -- Cosmology; Mathematical physics; Relativity physics; Science -- Quantum Theory; Statistical physics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319218946; 3319218948
• Related ISBNs: 9783319218939; 331921893X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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