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Cosmological applications of loop quantum gravity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2017-08-23 v1 Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

After a brief introduction to classical and quantum gravity we discuss applications of loop quantum gravity in the cosmological realm. This includes the basic formalism and recent results of loop quantum cosmology, and a computation of modified dispersion relations for quantum gravity phenomenology. The presentation is held at a level which does not require much background knowledge in general relativity or mathematical techniques such as functional analysis, so as to make the article accessible to graduate students and researchers from other fields.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0306008,
  title  = {Cosmological applications of loop quantum gravity},
  author = {Martin Bojowald and Hugo A. Morales-Tecotl},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0306008},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

42 pages, 4 figures, written for the proceedings of the Fifth Mexican School (DGFM): The Early Universe and Observational Cosmology