Background Independence in Classical and Quantum Gravity, Hardback/***

It is often claimed that any quantum theory of gravity needs its defining equations to be independent of a particular spacetime geometry. James Read illuminates our understanding of background independence by mapping its possible definitions and assessing how various classical and quantum theories of gravity fare on these criteria. Publisher: Oxford University Press Author(s): Dr James (Associate Professor, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford and Tutorial Fellow, Pembroke College, Oxford) Read Number of pages: 160 Publication date: 2023 Dimensions: 163 x 241 x 17 Cover type: Hardback