Fundamental interactions [electronic resource] : a memorial volume for Wolfgang Kummer / editors, Daniel Grumiller, Anton Rebhan, Dimitri Vassilevich.
by
 
Kummer, Wolfgang, 1935-

ISBN
9789814277839

Title
Fundamental interactions [electronic resource] : a memorial volume for Wolfgang Kummer / editors, Daniel Grumiller, Anton Rebhan, Dimitri Vassilevich.

Author
Kummer, Wolfgang, 1935-

Publication Information
Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific Pub. Co., ©2010.

Physical Description
1 online resource (xiv, 407 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Contents
I. Gauge field theory and particle physics. 1. Noncovariant gauges at zero and nonzero temperature / P.V. Landshoff. 2. Non-relativistic bound states : the long way back from the Bethe-Salpeter to the Schrödinger equation / A. Vairo. 3. Distended/diminished topologically massive electrodynamics / S. Deser. 4. Dynamical spin / P.G.O. Freund. 5. Quantum corrections to solitons and BPS saturation / A. Rebhan, P. van Nieuwenhuizen and R. Wimmer. 6. Gauging noncommutative theories / H. Grosse and M. Wohlgenannt. 7. Topological phases and contextuality effects in neutron quantum optics / H. Rauch. 8. First class constrained systems and twisting of courant algebroids by a closed 4-form / M. Hansen and T. Strobl. 9. Some local and global aspects of the gauge fixing in Yang-Mills-theories / D.N. Blaschke [and others]. 10. Frozen ghosts in thermal gauge field theory / P.V. Landshoff and A. Rebhan -- II. Classical and quantum gravity. 11. Wolfgang Kummer and the Vienna school of dilaton (super- )gravity / L. Bergamin and R. Meyer. 12. Order and chaos in two dimensional gravity / R.B. Mann. 13. 2-D midisuperspace models for quantum black holes / J. Gegenberg and G. Kunstatter. 14. Global solutions in gravity. Euclidean signature / M.O. Katanaev. 15. Thoughts on the cosmological principle / D.J. Schwarz. 16. When time emerges / C. Faustmann, H. Neufeld and W. Thirring. 17. Towards noncommutative gravity / D.V. Vassilevich. 18. Superembedding approach to superstring in AdS[symbol] x S[symbol] superspace / I.A. Bandos. 19. Heterotic (0,2) Gepner models and related geometries / M. Kreuzer. 20. Canonical analysis of cosmological topologically massive gravity at the chiral point / D. Grumiller, R. Jackiw and N. Johansson -- III. Wolfgang Kummer and the physics community. 21. Wolfgang Kummer at CERN / H. Schopper. 22. Wolfgang Kummer and the little lost lane boy / K. Lane. 23. Mitigation of fossil fuel consumption and global warming by thermal solar electric power production in the world's deserts / J. Steinberger. 24. (My) life with Wolfgang Kummer / M. Schweda. 25. Schubert in Stony Brook and kinks in Vienna / P. van Nieuwenhuizen.

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Subject Term
Particles (Nuclear physics)
 
Quantum gravity.
 
Gauge fields (Physics)

Added Author
Kummer, Wolfgang, 1935-
 
Grumiller, Daniel.
 
Rebhan, Anton.
 
Vassilevich, Dimitri.

Added Corporate Author
World Scientific (Firm)

Format
Electronic Resources

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Publication Date
2010

Publication Information
Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific Pub. Co., ©2010.


Shelf NumberMaterial TypeCopyShelf LocationStatus
539.72 221:E-BOOK11:ONLINEAvailable for online access and/or download