Results 31 to 40 of about 208 (75)
Who's Afraid of Background Independence? [PDF]
, 2008 Background independence is generally considered to be ‘the mark of distinction’ of general relativity. However, there is still confusion over exactly what background independence is and how, if at all, it serves to distinguish general relativity from ...
Dean Rickles, Rickles, Dean
core +1 more source
, 2006 The braneworld paradigm provides an interesting framework within which to explore the possibility that our Universe lives in a fundamentally higher dimensional space- time.
Whisker, Richard
core
A gravitational theory of quantum mechanics [PDF]
An explanation for quantum mechanics is given in terms of a classical theory (general relativity) for the first time. Specifically, it is shown that certain structures in classical general relativity can give rise to the non-classical logic normally ...
Hadley, Mark J.
core
A conceptual analysis of Julian Barbour's time [PDF]
, 2011 One of Julian Barbourâ s main aims is to solve the problem of time that appears in quantum geometrodynamics (QG). QG involves the application of canonical quantization procedure to the Hamiltonian formulation of General Relativity.
Kon, Maria
core
Einstein, the reality of space, and the action-reaction principle [PDF]
, 2013 Einstein regarded as one of the triumphs of his 1915 theory of gravity - the general theory of relativity - that it vindicated the action-reaction principle, while Newtonian mechanics as well as his 1905 special theory of relativity supposedly violated ...
Brown, Harvey +4 more
core
EFT beyond the horizon:stochastic inflation and how primordial quantum fluctuations go classical [PDF]
, 2014 We identify the effective theory describing inflationary super-Hubble scales and show it to be a special case of effective field theories appropriate to open systems.
Burgess, C. P. +10 more
core +1 more source
Geometrizing gravity and vice-versa: the force of a formulation [PDF]
, 2009 It is well-known that Newton’s theory of gravity, commonly held to describe a gravitational force, can be recast in a geometrical form: Newton- Cartan theory.
Knox, Eleanor
core
, 2011 Intuitively speaking, a classical field theory is back-ground-independent if the structure required to make sense of its equations is itself subject to dynamical evolution, rather than being imposed ab initio.
Belot, Gordon, Gordon Belot
core +1 more source
Relativity without tears [PDF]
, 2008 Special relativity is no longer a new revolutionary theory but a firmly established cornerstone of modern physics. The teaching of special relativity, however, still follows its presentation as it unfolded historically, trying to convince the audience of
Silagadze, Zurab
core
Stochastic Einstein Locality Revisited [PDF]
, 2007 I discuss various formulations of stochastic Einstein locality (SEL), which is a version of the idea of relativistic causality, i.e. the idea that influences propagate at most as fast as light.
Butterfield, Jeremy +2 more
core +1 more source