Quantum Cosmology - The Supersymmetric Perspective - Vol. 1 Fundamentals /

• Main Author: Moniz, Paulo Vargas. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 803
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum theory.; Quantum Field Theories, String Theory.; Cosmology.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11575-2

The two volumes that comprise Quantum Cosmology tackle the quantum description of the early universe from the perspective of supersymmetric models of elementary particle physics. The first volume is an accessible primer that covers the basics of the field, critically discussing ideas and concepts th...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• A Survey of Quantum Cosmology
• A Summary of Supersymmetry and Supergravity
• Canonical Quantization of N=1 Supergravity
• SQC N=1 SUGRA (Fermionic Differential Operator Representation)
• Cosmologies With (Hidden) N=2 Supersymmetry
• Obstacles and Results: From QC to SQC
• Routes Beyond the Borders
• List of Symbols, Notation, and Useful Expressions
• Quantization of Hamiltonian Systems With Constraints
• Solutions to Exercises
• References
• Index.