Background independence in classical and quantum gravity /

"‘Background independence' is sometimes claimed to be the defining characteristic of general relativity, and an essential feature of any candidate quantum extension. This book appraises numerous definitions of background independence, before assessing whether various spacetime theories—bot...

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Main Author:	Read, James, 1991- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Subjects:	Quantum gravity. Gravitation. Gravité quantique. Physics. Science. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book