Quantum Gravity in Everyday Life: General Relativity as an Effective Field Theory

This article is meant as a summary and introduction to the ideas of effective field theory as applied to gravitational systems, ideas which provide the theoretical foundations for the modern use of general relativity as a theory from which precise predictions are possible.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burgess Cliff P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2004-01-01
Series:Living Reviews in Relativity
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Online Access:http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-2004-5