Nonperturbative aspects of gravity and field theory

In this thesis we investigate unusual and non-trivial interplays between gravity and field theory. We concentrate on two examples, one related to holography and the other to the physics of false vacuum decay. In the first chapter we overview basic concepts and techniques from both these examples. In...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burda, Philipp
Published: Durham University 2015
Subjects:
510
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.679096