PIRSA:18070053

Observables and (no) time in quantum gravity

Dittrich, B. (2018). Observables and (no) time in quantum gravity. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/18070053

Dittrich, Bianca. Observables and (no) time in quantum gravity. Perimeter Institute, Aug. 01, 2018, https://pirsa.org/18070053 

          @misc{ pirsa_18070053,
            doi = {10.48660/18070053},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/18070053},
            author = {Dittrich, Bianca},
            keywords = {Quantum Foundations},
            language = {en},
            title = {Observables and (no) time in quantum gravity},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2018},
            month = {aug},
            note = {PIRSA:18070053 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Bianca Dittrich Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

DOI 10.48660/18070053
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Abstract

I will explain the special requirements that observables have to satisfy in quantum gravity and how this affects deeply the notion of time. I will furthermore explore how the search for observables in classical gravity can inform the construction of a quantum theory of gravity.