PIRSA:20040088

Covariant Loop Quantum Gravity, the State of the Art

APA

Rovelli, C. (2020). Covariant Loop Quantum Gravity, the State of the Art. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/20040088

MLA

Rovelli, Carlo. Covariant Loop Quantum Gravity, the State of the Art. Perimeter Institute, Apr. 16, 2020, https://pirsa.org/20040088

BibTex

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:20040088,
            doi = {10.48660/20040088},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/20040088},
            author = {Rovelli, Carlo},
            keywords = {Quantum Gravity},
            language = {en},
            title = {Covariant Loop Quantum Gravity, the State of the Art},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2020},
            month = {apr},
            note = {PIRSA:20040088 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }
          

Carlo Rovelli Centre de Physique Théorique

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Abstract

The covariant (spinfoam) formulation of loop gravity is a tentative physical quantum theory of gravity with well defined transition amplitudes.  I give my current understanding of the state of the art in this research direction, the issues that are open and need to be explored, and the current attempts to use the theory to compute quantum effects in the early universe and in black hole physics.