Classical and Quantum Aspects of Gravity in Relation to the Emergent Paradigm

Part I. Introduction and Motivation

1. It Is All About Gravity
Sumanta Chakraborty

Part II. Geometrical Aspects of Gravitational Action

2. Setting the Stage: Review of Previous Results
Sumanta Chakraborty

3. Alternative Geometrical Variables in Lanczos-Lovelock Gravity
Sumanta Chakraborty

Part III. Thermodynamics, Gravity and Null Surfaces

4. Thermodynamic Interpretation of Geometrical Variables
Sumanta Chakraborty

5. Spacetime Evolution and Equipartition in Lanczos-Lovelock Gravity
Sumanta Chakraborty

6. Lanczos-Lovelock Gravity from a Thermodynamic Perspective
Sumanta Chakraborty

7. Null Surface Geometry and Associated Thermodynamics
Sumanta Chakraborty

8. Entropy of a Generic Null Surface from Its Associated Virasoro Algebra
Sumanta Chakraborty

Part IV. Classical Gravity, Quantum Matter

9. A Quantum Peek Inside the Black Hole Event Horizon
Sumanta Chakraborty

10. Information Retrieval from Black Holes
Sumanta Chakraborty

11. Dynamic Realization of the Unruh Effect for a Geodesic Observer
Sumanta Chakraborty

Part V. Zero Point Length–Towards Quantum Gravity

12. Spacetime with Zero Point Length is Two-Dimensional at the Planck Scale
Sumanta Chakraborty

Part VI. Summary and Outlook

13. Summary and Outlook
Sumanta Chakraborty

Avainsanat: Physics, Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory, Cosmology, Thermodynamics