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Tensorial Group Field Theory condensate cosmology as an example of spacetime emergence in quantum gravity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2022-02-10 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory History and Philosophy of Physics

Abstract

We summarize the main ideas behind TGFT condensate cosmology and sketch the technical steps that bring from the fundamental theory to the effective cosmological dynamics. This framework is presented as an explicit illustration of (and possibly a general template for) the emergence of spacetime from non-spatiotemporal quantum entities in quantum gravity, and the many aspects involved in it.

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@article{arxiv.2112.02585,
  title  = {Tensorial Group Field Theory condensate cosmology as an example of spacetime emergence in quantum gravity},
  author = {Daniele Oriti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.02585},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

28 pages, 3 figures. Contribution to the volume "The Foundations of Spacetime Physics: Philosophical Perspectives", edited by A. Vassallo, to be published in the "Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Mathematics and Physics" series; v2: several clarifications added, discussion improved, typos corrected, a few additional citations