Gravitation and Quantum Theory as Emergent Phenomena

This book introduces the problem of time in quantum theory and shows how its resolution may provide a pathway toward a theory of quantum gravity and the unification of the fundamental interactions. To develop this perspective, it draws on trace dynamics, noncommutative geometry, exceptional Lie groups, division algebras, and Clifford algebras. Written in a clear and accessible style, the book is suitable for advanced students and researchers in theoretical physics. It will be of particular interest to readers working in quantum foundations, quantum gravity, particle physics, unification, and the emergence of classical space-time from an underlying pre-quantum, pre-spacetime dynamics.