Strings, loops and others: a critical survey of the present approaches to quantum gravity

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dc.creatorRovelli, Carlo
dc.date1998-03-05
dc.date1998-04-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:32:16Z
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dc.descriptionI review the present theoretical attempts to understand the quantum properties of spacetime. In particular, I illustrate the main achievements and the main difficulties in: string theory, loop quantum gravity, discrete quantum gravity (Regge calculus, dynamical triangulations and simplicial models), Euclidean quantum gravity, perturbative quantum gravity, quantum field theory on curved spacetime, noncommutative geometry, null surfaces, topological quantum field theories and spin foam models. I also briefly review several recent advances in understanding black hole entropy and attempt a critical discussion of our present understanding of quantum spacetime.
dc.descriptionPlenary lecture on quantum gravity at the GR15 conference, Pune, India
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9803024
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9803024
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/36164
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleStrings, loops and others: a critical survey of the present approaches to quantum gravity
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