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.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2004-01-01
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| Series: | Living Reviews in Relativity |
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| Online Access: | http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-2004-5 |