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Quantizing the gravitational field described by General relativity being a notorious difficult, unsolved and maybe meaningless problem I use in this essay a different strategy: I consider a linear theory in the framework of Special…

General Physics · Physics 2016-03-28 Ll. Bel

This is a pedagogical introduction to the treatment of general relativity as a quantum effective field theory. Gravity fits nicely into the effective field theory description and forms a good quantum theory at ordinary energies.

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 John F. Donoghue

Whether gravity is quantized remains an open question. To shed light on this problem, various Gedankenexperiments have been proposed. One popular example is an interference experiment with a massive system that interacts gravitationally…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-11-03 Erik Rydving , Erik Aurell , Igor Pikovski

The quantum theory of gravity is considered based on the assumption that gravitational interaction occurs by means of the vector field of the Planck mass. Gravitational emission is considered as a process of the decay of proton into some…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Dmitri Khokhlov

Einstein's general theory of relativity is the standard theory of gravity, especially where the needs of astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology and fundamental physics are concerned. As such, this theory is used for many practical purposes…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-01-15 Slava G. Turyshev

The gravity is classically formulated as the geometric curvature of the space-time in general relativity which is completely different from the other well-known physical forces. Since seeking a quantum framework for the gravity is a great…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-09-29 Cao H. Nam

The questions I have been asked during the 5th International School on Field Theory and Gravitation, have compelled me to give an account of the premises that I consider important for a beginner's approach to Loop Quantum Gravity. After a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-11-20 Simone Mercuri

This article gives an elementary account of the recently proposed theory of spontaneous quantum gravity. It is argued that a viable quantum theory of gravity should be falsifiable, and hence it should dynamically explain the observed…

Popular Physics · Physics 2021-06-29 Tejinder P. Singh

Interpretation is not the only way to explain a theory's success, form and features, and nor is it the only way to solve problems we see with a theory. This can also be done by giving a reductive explanation of the theory, by reference to a…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2025-12-17 Karen Crowther

By quantising the gravitational dynamics, space and time are usually forced to play fundamentally different roles. This raises the question whether physically relevent configurations could also exist which would not admit…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-07-16 Pierre A. Mandrin

We offer a critical assessment of some generic features of various of the current approaches towards the construction of a Theory of Quantum Gravity. We will argue that there is a need for further conceptual clarifications before such an…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Daniel Sudarsky

I have been asked to write brief, gentle introduction to the basic idea behind the field of "quantum gravity" in 1500 words or less. Doing so appears to be almost as great a challenge as coming up with a consistent theory of quantum…

Popular Physics · Physics 2014-02-13 Deepak Vaid

A new idea of quantum gravity is developed based on {\it Gravitational Complementary Principle}. This principle states that gravity has dual complement features: The quantum and classical aspects of gravity are complement and absolutely…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 F. Darabi

The theory of quantum gravity is aimed to fuse general relativity with quantum theory into a more fundamental framework. The space of quantum gravity provides both the non-fixed causality of general relativity and the quantum uncertainty of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-03-12 Laszlo Gyongyosi , Sandor Imre

In general relativity (GR), spacetime geometry is no longer just a background arena but a physical and dynamical entity with its own degrees of freedom. We present an overview of approaches to quantum gravity in which this central feature…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-08-20 Abhay Ashtekar , Martin Reuter , Carlo Rovelli

No experimental evidence exists, to date, whether or not the gravitational field must be quantised. Theoretical arguments in favour of quantisation are inconclusive. The most straightforward alternative to quantum gravity, a coupling…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-29 André Großardt

A very brief review is given of the current state of research in quantum gravity. Over the past fifteen years, two approaches have emerged as the most promising paths to a quantum theory of gravity: string theory and quantum geometry. I…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Gary T. Horowitz

We look at the various aspects of treating general relativity as a quantum theory. It is briefly studied how to consistently quantize general relativity as an effective field theory. A key achievement here is the long-range low-energy…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Niels Emil Jannik Bjerrum-Bohr

Quantum field theory (QFT) in classical spacetime has revealed interesting and puzzling aspects about gravitational systems, in particular black hole thermodynamics and its information processing. Although quantum gravitational effects may…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-05-24 Ding Jia

In quantum gauge theory of gravity, the gravitational field is represented by gravitational gauge field. The field strength of gravitational gauge field has both gravitational electric component and gravitational magnetic component. In…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-11-17 Ning Wu