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Advanced Series in Astrophysics and Cosmology - Vol. 3

QUANTUM COSMOLOGY

edited by L-Z Fang (Beijing Astronomical Observatory) & R Ruffini (Rome)

This detailed survey comprises reprints on subjects related to the development of quantum cosmology. As an introduction, an overview is included.


Contents:

  • Overview (L-Z Fang & Z-C Wu)
  • Quantum Gravity: Superspace and the Nature of Quantum Geometrodynamics (J Wheeler)
  • Theory of Gravity (B DeWitt)
  • The Early Universe: New Type of Isotropic Cosmological Models without Singularity (A Starobinsky)
  • Cosmological Baryon-number domain Structure and the First Order Phase Transition of a Vacuum (K Sato)
  • A Possible Solution to the Horizon and Flatness Problems (A Guth)
  • New Inflationary Universe Scenario (A Linde)
  • Supercooled Phase Transitions in the Very Early Universe (S Hawking & I Moss)
  • Grand Unified Theories With Radiatively Induced Symmetry Breaking (A Albrecht & P Steinhardt)
  • Quantum Cosmology: Boundary Conditions (S Hawking)
  • Wave Function (J Hartle & S Hawking)
  • Quantum Cosmology (S Hawking)
  • Toy Models: Quantum State (S Hawking)
  • Higher Derivatives (S Hawking & J Luttrel)
  • Numerical Calculations of Minisuperspace Models (S Hawking & Z-C Wu)
  • Consequences: Isotropy (S Hawking & J Luttrel)
  • Origin of Structure (J Halliwell & S Hawking)
  • Positive-Definite Action (G Horowitz)
  • Dimension (Z-C Wu)
  • Arrow of Time (S Hawking)
  • Operator Ordering and Flatness of the Universe (S Hawking & D Page)
  • Black Holes (L Z Fang & M Li)


Readership: Astrophysicists.

340pp Pub. date: Dec 1987
ISBN 9971-50-293-3 US$104 / £72
ISBN 9971-50-312-3(pbk) US$50 / £35


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