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Time and a physical Hamiltonian for quantum gravity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2015-05-30 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We present a non-perturbative quantization of general relativity coupled to dust and other matter fields. The dust provides a natural time variable, leading to a physical Hamiltonian with spatial diffeomorphism symmetry. The surprising feature is that the Hamiltonian is not a square root. This property, together with the kinematical structure of loop quantum gravity, provides a complete theory of quantum gravity, and puts in technical reach applications to cosmology, quantum gravitational collapse and Hawking radiation.

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@article{arxiv.1108.1145,
  title  = {Time and a physical Hamiltonian for quantum gravity},
  author = {Viqar Husain and Tomasz Pawlowski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.1145},
  year   = {2015}
}

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5 pages, version to appear in Phys. Rev. Lett

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