The Canonical Approach to Quantum Gravity: General Ideas and Geometrodynamics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2008-11-26 v1
Abstract
We give an introduction to the canonical formalism of Einstein's theory of general relativity. This then serves as the starting point for one approach to quantum gravity called quantum geometrodynamics. The main features and applications of this approach are briefly summarized.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0611141,
title = {The Canonical Approach to Quantum Gravity: General Ideas and Geometrodynamics},
author = {Domenico Giulini and Claus Kiefer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0611141},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
21 pages, 6 figures. Contribution to E. Seiler and I.-O. Stamatescu (editors): `Approaches To Fundamental Physics -- An Assessment Of Current Theoretical Ideas' (Springer Verlag, to appear)