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.
Cite
@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}
}
Comments
5 pages, version to appear in Phys. Rev. Lett