Physics meets philosophy at the Planck scale : contemporary theories in quantum gravity /
Was the first book to examine the exciting area of overlap between philosophy and quantum mechanics with chapters by leading experts from around the world
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Cambridge University Press,
2001
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Table of Contents:
- 1 Introduction / Craig Callender and Nick Huggett
- 2. Spacetime and the philosophical challenge of quantum gravity / Jeremy Butterfield and Christopher Isham
- 3. Naive quantum gravity / Steven Weinstein
- 4. Quantum spacetime: What do we know? / Carlo Rovelli
- 5. Reflections on the fate of spacetime / Edward Witten
- 6. A philosopher looks at string theory / Robert Weingard
- 7. Black holes, dumb holes, and entropy / William G. Unruh
- 8. Higher-dimensional algebra and Planck scale physics / John C. Baez
- 9. On general covariance and best matching / Julian B. Barbour
- 10. Pre-Socratic quantum gravity / Gordon Belot and John Earman
- 11. The origin of the spacetime metric: Bell's 'Lorentzian pedagogy' and its significance in general relativity / Harvey R. Brown and Oliver Pooley
- 12. Quantum spacetime without observers: Ontological clarity and the conceptual foundations of quantum gravity / Sheldon Goldstein and Stefan Teufel
- 13. On gravity's role in quantum state reduction / Roger Penrose
- 14. Why the quantum must yield to gravity / Joy Christian.
- Introduction / Craig Callender and Nick Huggett
- Part 1 - Theories of quantum gravity and their philosophical dimensions
- Spacetime and the philosophical challange of quantum gravity / Jeremy Butterfield and Christopher Isham
- Naive quantum gravity / Stephen Weinstein
- Quantum spacetime : What do we know? / Carlo Rovelli
- Part II - Strings
- Reflections on the fate of spacetime / Edward Witten
- A philosopher looks at string theory / Robert Weingard
- Black holes, dumb holes, and entropy / William G. Unruh
- Part III -Topological quantum field theory
- Higher-dimensional algebra and Planck scale physics / John C. Baez
- Part IV - Quantum gravity and the interpretation of general relativity
- On general covariance and best matching / Julien B. Barbour
- Pre-Socratic quantum gravity / Gorbon Belot and John Earman
- The origin of the spacetime metric : Bell's 'Lorentzian pedagogy' and its significance in general relativity / Harvey R. Brown and Oliver Pooley
- Part V - Quantum gravity and the interpretation of quantum mechanics
- Quantum spacetime without observers : Onto logical clarity and the conceptual foundations of quantum gravity / Sheldon Goldstein and Stefan Teufel
- On gravity's role in quantum state reduction / Roger Penrose
- Why the quantum must yield to gravity / Joy Christian
- Introduction / Craig Callender and Nick Huggett
- Part 1
- Theories of quantum gravity and their philosophical dimensions
- Spacetime and the philosophical challenge of quantum gravity / Jeremy Butterfield and Christopher Isham
- Naive quantum gravity / Stephen Weinstein
- Quantum spacetime : What do we know? / Carlo Rovelli
- Part II
- Strings
- Reflections on the fate of spacetime / Edward Witten
- A philosopher looks at string theory / Robert Weingard
- Black holes, dumb holes, and entropy / William G. Unruh
- Part III -Topological quantum field theory
- Higher-dimensional algebra and Planck scale physics / John C. Baez
- Part IV
- Quantum gravity and the interpretation of general relativity
- On general covariance and best matching / Julien B. Barbour
- Pre-Socratic quantum gravity / Gorbon Belot and John Earman
- The origin of the spacetime metric : Bell's 'Lorentzian pedagogy' and its significance in general relativity / Harvey R. Brown and Oliver Pooley
- Part V
- Quantum gravity and the interpretation of quantum mechanics
- Quantum spacetime without observers : Onto logical clarity and the conceptual foundations of quantum gravity / Sheldon Goldstein and Stefan Teufel
- On gravity's role in quantum state reduction / Roger Penrose
- Why the quantum must yield to gravity / Joy Christian