Conceptual issues in combining general relativity and quantum theory
High Energy Physics - Theory
2007-05-23 v1 Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
Points of conflict between the principles of general relativity and quantum theory are highlighted. I argue that the current language of QFT is inadequete to deal with gravity and review attempts to identify some of the features which are likely to present in the correct theory of quantum gravity.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9812018,
title = {Conceptual issues in combining general relativity and quantum theory},
author = {T. Padmanabhan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9812018},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
6 pages, no figures. Invited article to be published in the Festschrift volume to be brought out in honour of Professor J.V. Narlikar; Editors: Naresh Dadhich and Ajit Kembhavi [Kluwer 99]