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Symmetry reduced loop quantum gravity: A bird’s eye view

Abhay Ashtekar

Abhay Ashtekar

Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos, Penn State, University Park, PA 16802, USA

Physics Department, Penn State, University Park, PA 16802, USA

E-mail Address: ashtekar@gravity.psu.edu

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218271816420104Cited by:7 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

This is a brief overview of the current status of symmetry reduced models in Loop Quantum Gravity. The goal is to provide an introduction to other more specialized and detailed reviews that follow. Since most of this work is motivated by the physics of the very early universe, I will focus primarily on Loop Quantum Cosmology and discuss quantum aspects of black holes only briefly.

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PACS: 04.60.Kz, 04.60.Pp, 98.80.Qc

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