How Long to Read Elementary Introduction to Quantum Geometry

How Long Does it Take to Read Elementary Introduction to Quantum Geometry?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 40 minutes to read Elementary Introduction to Quantum Geometry by Jan Ambjorn

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This graduate textbook provides an introduction to quantum gravity, when spacetime is two-dimensional. The quantization of gravity is the main missing piece of theoretical physics, but in two dimensions it can be done explicitly with elementary mathematical tools, but it still has most of the conceptional riddles present in higher dimensional (not yet known) quantum gravity. It provides an introduction to a very interdisciplinary field, uniting physics (quantum geometry) and mathematics (combinatorics) in a non-technical way, requiring no prior knowledge of quantum field theory or general relativity. Using the path integral, the chapters provide self-contained descriptions of random walks, random trees and random surfaces as statistical systems where the free relativistic particle, the relativistic bosonic string and two-dimensional quantum gravity are obtained as scaling limits at phase transition points of these statistical systems. The geometric nature of the theories allows one to perform the path integral by counting geometries. In this way the quantization of geometry becomes closely linked to the mathematical fields of combinatorics and probability theory. By counting the geometries, it is shown that the two-dimensional quantum world is fractal at all scales unless one imposes restrictions on the geometries. It is also discussed in simple terms how quantum geometry and quantum matter can interact strongly and change the properties both of the geometries and of the matter systems. It requires only basic undergraduate knowledge of classical mechanics, statistical mechanics and quantum mechanics, as well as some basic knowledge of mathematics at undergraduate level. It will be an ideal textbook for graduate students in theoretical and statistical physics and mathematics studying quantum gravity and quantum geometry. Key features: Presents the first elementary introduction to quantum geometry Explores how to understand quantum geometry without prior knowledge beyond bachelor level physics and mathematics. Contains exercises, problems and solutions to supplement and enhance learning

How long is Elementary Introduction to Quantum Geometry?

Elementary Introduction to Quantum Geometry by Jan Ambjorn is 329 pages long, and a total of 85,211 words.

This makes it 111% the length of the average book. It also has 104% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Elementary Introduction to Quantum Geometry Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 45 minutes to read Elementary Introduction to Quantum Geometry aloud.

What Reading Level is Elementary Introduction to Quantum Geometry?

Elementary Introduction to Quantum Geometry is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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