QuantumGeometry,Matrix Theory, andGravity by Harold C. Steinacker

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Building on mathematical structures familiar from quantum mechanics, this book provides an introduction to quantization in a broad context before developing a framework for quantum geometry in Matrix theory and string theory. Taking a physics-oriented approach to quantum geometry, that framework helps explain the physics of Yang–Mills-type matrix models, leading to a quantum theory of spacetime and matter. This novel framework is then applied to Matrix theory, which is defined through distinguished maximally supersymmetric matrix models related to string theory. A mechanism for gravity is discussed in depth, which emerges as a quantum effect on quantum spacetime within Matrix theory. Using explicit examples and exercises, readers will develop a physical intuition for the mathematical concepts and mechanisms. This book will benefit advanced students and researchers in theoretical and mathematical physics, and provides a useful resource for physicists and mathematicians interested in the geometrical aspects of quantization in a broader context. Harold C. Steinacker is a senior scientist at the University of Vienna. He obtained the Ph.D. degree in physics at the University of California at Berkeley and has held research positions at several universities. He has published more than 100 research papers, contributing significantly to the understanding of quantum geometry and matrix models in fundamental physics