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Loop Quantum Gravity (LQG) is a non-perturbative attempt at quantization of a classical phase space description of gravity in terms of $SU(2)$ connections and electric fields. As emphasized recently [1], on this phase space, classical…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-07-07 Madhavan Varadarajan

One of the standard approaches of incorporating the quantum gravity (QG) effects into the semiclassical analysis is to adopt the notion of a quantum-corrected spacetime arising from the QG model. This procedure assumes that the expectation…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-12-29 Harkirat Singh Sahota , Kinjalk Lochan

Loop Quantum Gravity (LQG) is one of the leading approaches to unify quantum physics and General Relativity (GR). The Hilbert space of LQG is spanned by spin-networks which describe the local geometry of quantum space-time. Simulation of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-12-21 Swapnil Nitin Shah

In a previous work [arXiv:2009.03428] we proposed a new model for Quantum GRavity(QGR) and cosmology, dubbed $SU(\infty)$-QGR. One of the axioms of this model is that Hilbert spaces of the Universe and its subsystems represent $SU(\infty)$…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-01-04 Houri Ziaeepour

The quantum gravity is formulated based on principle of local gauge invariance. The model discussed in this paper has local gravitational gauge symmetry and gravitational field is represented by gauge field. In leading order approximation,…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Ning Wu

Algebraic quantum field theory provides a general, mathematically precise description of the structure of quantum field theories, and then draws out consequences of this structure by means of various mathematical tools -- the theory of…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Hans Halvorson , Michael Mueger

Working within the framework of Loop Quantum Gravity (LQG), we construct a set of three operators suitable for identifying coordinate-like quantities on a spin-network configuration. In doing so, we rely on known properties of operators for…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-07-19 Suddhasattwa Brahma , Antonino Marcianò , Michele Ronco

Minimum information quantum gravity (MIQG) is a theory of quantum gravity which requires no explicit microscopic quantum structure. In this article, it is shown that the MIQG action can be derived using a more elegant and straight-forward…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-01-05 Pierre A. Mandrin

Any canonical quantum theory can be understood to arise from the compatibility of the statistical geometry of distinguishable observations with the canonical Poisson structure of Hamiltonian dynamics. This geometric perspective offers a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Vishnu Jejjala , Djordje Minic , Chia-Hsiung Tze

The abstract quantum algebra of observables for 2+1 gravity is analysed in the limit of small cosmological constant. The algebra splits into two sets with an explicit phase space representation;~one set consists of $6g-6$ {\it commuting}…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-28 J. E. Nelson , T. Regge

We discuss the semiclassical limit of Quantum Reduced Loop Gravity, a recently proposed model to address the quantum dynamics of the early Universe. We apply the techniques developed in full Loop Quantum Gravity to define the semiclassical…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-18 Emanuele Alesci , Francesco Cianfrani

A gauge theory of quantum gravity is formulated, in which an internal, field dependent metric is introduced which non-linearly realizes the gauge fields on the non-compact group $SL(2,C)$, while linearly realizing them on $SU(2)$.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 J. W. Moffat

A non-perturbative and background-independent quantum formulation of quadratic gravity is provided. A canonical quantization procedure introduced in previous works, named after Dirac and Pauli, is here applied to quadratic gravity to…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-08-05 Alberto Salvio

An outstanding open issue in our quest for physics beyond Einstein is the unification of general relativity (GR) and quantum physics. Loop quantum gravity (LQG) is a leading approach toward this goal. At its heart is the central lesson of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-04-12 Abhay Ashtekar , Eugenio Bianchi

We define a modification of LQG in which graphs are required to consist in piecewise linear edges, which we call piecewise linear LQG (plLQG). At the diffeomorphism invariant level, we prove that plLQG is equivalent to standard LQG, as long…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-01-21 Jonathan Engle

In the present paper, we outline and expound the fundamental and novel qualitative-cum-philosophical premises, principles, ideas, concepts, constructions and results that originate from our ongoing research project of applying the…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2024-08-21 Ioannis Raptis

A semifinite spectral triple for an algebra canonically associated to canonical quantum gravity is constructed. The algebra is generated by based loops in a triangulation and its barycentric subdivisions. The underlying space can be seen as…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-04-08 Johannes Aastrup , Jesper M. Grimstrup , Ryszard Nest

In the last 20 years, loop quantum gravity, a background independent approach to unify general relativity and quantum mechanics, has been widely investigated. The aim of loop quantum gravity is to construct a mathematically rigorous,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-06-25 Muxin Han

We present a pedagogical introduction to the notions underlying the connection formulation of General Relativity - Loop Quantum Gravity (LQG) - with an emphasis on the physical aspects of the framework. We begin by reviewing General…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-01-10 Sundance Bilson-Thompson , Deepak Vaid

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