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Prerequisites to learn/work on double copy theory and amplitude methods for gravity
I am a PhD student in classical gravity; specifically in BH perturbation and GW.
I am interested in learning about the double copy and the use of scattering amplitudes in understanding GW physics. I ...
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Use of mathematical structure on physics [closed]
I want resources for studying in detail the connection between the mathematical structures of physical theories and said physical theories.
For example, i know what a Hilbert space or a principal ...
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Some resources on quantising spin 2 fields in flat and curved space time
I want to understand how one can quantize spin 2 fields. Any resource which starts with a flat background before moving on to curved backgrounds would be great. So far, I have found this article but I ...
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A good introductory reference for Hawking radiation?
I am looking for a good reference to study the Hawking effect in detail. Hawking's original paper is a nightmare. I first tried this introductory paper but it skips a lot of details, Ford's QFT notes ...
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Vacuum decay and Coleman-de Luccia bubbles
Can someone suggest me some good and detailed books (or notes) on the problem of vacuum decay and Coleman-de Luccia bubbles?
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How to learn QFT on curved spacetime by self-studying?
I'm a graduate student in Physics, and on the graduate school I've already taken the QM and QFT courses. I've studied GR by myself. I also have a major in mathematics and mathematical physics, and ...
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Modern treatment of effective QFT in curved spacetime
Is Ch. 6 of Birrell & Davies book on QFT in curved space and in particular the 1-loop effective action that they derive up-to-date with the current state of the art in (effective) quantum gravity? ...
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Problem books like I.E. Irodov for advanced physics [duplicate]
I really enjoyed doing problems from Irodov while learning introductory physics. But I am not able to find a book like that for Graduate level physics. Can you suggest me a book which has good (and ...
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Suggested reading for quantum field theory in curved spacetime
I want to learn some QFT in curved spacetime. What papers/books/reviews can you suggest to learn this area? Are there any good books or other reference material which can help in learning about QFT ...
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Dirac equation in curved space-time with Torsion
I am looking for pedagogical references in which Dirac equation in space-time with curvature and torsion were discussed.