Causal Fermion Systems

An Introduction to Fundamental Structures, Methods and Applications

AvFelix Finster,Sebastian Kindermann

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

The theory of causal fermion systems represents a novel approach to fundamental physics and is a promising candidate for a unified physical theory. This book offers a comprehensive overview of the theory, structured in four parts: the first lays the necessary mathematical and physical foundations; the second offers an introduction to the theory and the causal action principle; the third describes the mathematical tools for analyzing causal fermion systems; and the fourth gives an outlook on the key physical applications. With relevance across mathematical and theoretical physics, the book is aimed at graduate students and researchers interested in novel approaches to the structure of spacetime and alternative perspectives to the more established quantum field theories. It can be used for advanced courses in the subject or as a reference for research and self-guided study. Exercises are included at the end of each chapter to build and develop key concepts.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-10-23
Mått:178 x 251 x 30 mm
Vikt:945 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
Antal sidor:412
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781009632621

Utforska kategorier

Astronomi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Fysik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Matematisk fysik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Felix Finster is Full Professor of Mathematics at the University of Regensburg. Following postdoctoral research at Harvard University, he was a member of the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences in Leipzig for four years. He has been at the University of Regensburg since 2002 and works on general relativity and quantum field theory. Sebastian Kindermann is currently a teacher at the Comenius Gymnasium in Deggendorf, Germany. He studied physics and mathematics at the University of Regensburg, completing his master's degree in 2020. Jan-Hendrik Treude wrote his PhD thesis at the University of Regensburg, graduating in 2015. Currently, he is Fachbereichsreferent (manager of department) of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Konstanz, Germany.

Innehållsförteckning

How to use this book; Part I. Physical and Mathematical Background: 1. Physical preliminaries; 2. Mathematical preliminaries; 3. Elements of operator theory; 4. Spinors in curved spacetime; Part II. Causal Fermion Systems: Fundamental Structures: 5. A brief introduction to causal fermion systems; 6. Causal variational principles; 7. The Euler-Lagrange equations; 8. The linearized field equations; 9. Surface layer integrals and conservation laws; 10. Positive functionals; 11. Topological and geometric structures; Part III. Mathematical Methods and Analytic Constructions: 12. Measure-theoretic methods; 13. Methods of hyperbolic partial differential equations; 14. Energy methods for the linearized field equations; 15. Functional analytic methods in spacetime; 16. Fourier methods; 17. Methods of scattering theory; 18. Methods of perturbation theory; 19. Methods of microlocal analysis; Part IV. Applications and Outlook: 20. A few explicit examples of causal variational principles; 21. Basics on the continuum limit; 22. Connection to quantum field theory; Appendix. The spin coefficients; References; Notation index – in order of appearance; Notation index – thematic order; Subject index.