Quantum gravity is concerned with unifying Einstein's general theory of relativity with quantum theory into a single theoretical framework. At Perimeter Institute, researchers are actively pursuing a number of approaches to this problem including loop quantum gravity, spin foam models, asymptotic safety, emergent gravity, string theory, and causal set theory. We are also particularly interested in experimental implications of these different proposals. As the aim is a unification of the laws of physics into a single theory, the search for quantum gravity overlaps with other areas such as cosmology, particle physics and the foundations of quantum theory.
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Noncommutative Geometry à la Connes
Christoph Stephan Universität Potsdam
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Particle detector models, entropy and localization in semiclassical gravity
Federico Piazza Centre de Physique Théorique
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Quantum Gravity and the Quest for Unification
Lee Smolin Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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Numerical Studies of Graphity Models
Tomasz Konopka Queen Mary - University of London (QMUL)
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On Spectral Triples in Quantum Gravity
Jesper Grimstrup University of Copenhagen
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Affine Quantum Gravity: A Different View of a Difficult Problem
John Klauder University of Florida
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Observables in perturbative de Sitter gravity
Donald Marolf University of California, Santa Barbara
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Renormalization in Noncommutative Quantum Field Theory
Razvan Gurau Universität Heidelberg