Quantum Gravity and the Functional Renormalization Group
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Quantum Gravity and the Functional Renormalization Group

The Road towards Asymptotic Safety

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eBook - PDF

Quantum Gravity and the Functional Renormalization Group

The Road towards Asymptotic Safety

About this book

During the past two decades the gravitational asymptotic safety scenario has undergone a major transition from an exotic possibility to a serious contender for a realistic theory of quantum gravity. It aims at a mathematically consistent quantum description of the gravitational interaction and the geometry of spacetime within the realm of quantum field theory, which keeps its predictive power at the highest energies. This volume provides a self-contained pedagogical introduction to asymptotic safety, and introduces the functional renormalization group techniques used in its investigation, along with the requisite computational techniques. The foundational chapters are followed by an accessible summary of the results obtained so far. It is the first detailed exposition of asymptotic safety, providing a unique introduction to quantum gravity and it assumes no previous familiarity with the renormalization group. It serves as an important resource for both practising researchers and graduate students entering this maturing field.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series page
  4. Title Page
  5. Imprint Page
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. List of Abbreviations
  9. 1 A Quantum Field Theory of Gravity
  10. 2 The Functional Renormalization Group
  11. 3 The Asymptotic Safety Mechanism
  12. 4 A Functional Renormalization Group for Gravity
  13. 5 Truncations of Single-Metric Type
  14. 6 Bi-Metric Truncations
  15. 7 Conformally Reduced Gravity
  16. 8 The Reconstruction Problem
  17. 9 Alternative Field Variables
  18. 10 Matter Coupled to Quantum Gravity
  19. 11 Towards Phenomenology
  20. 12 Miscellanea
  21. Appendix A: Notation and Conventions
  22. Appendix B: Organizing the Derivative Expansion
  23. Appendix C: Metric Variations
  24. Appendix D: Heat Kernel Techniques
  25. Appendix E: Cutoff- and Threshold Functions
  26. Appendix F: Field Decompositions
  27. References
  28. Index