2016 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2016

Basic elements of loop quantum gravity

14 Jun 2016, 16:45

30m

Colonel By D103 (University of Ottawa)

Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité Theoretical Physics / Physique théorique (DTP-DPT) T3-4 Quantum Gravity and Quantum Cosmology (DTP) / Gravité quantique et cosmologie quantique (DPT)

Speaker

Jonathan Ziprick

Description

The main idea of loop quantum gravity (LQG) is to develop a canonical quantum theory of general relativity (GR). In this talk, I will give a pedagogical account of LQG aimed at physicists who are unfamiliar with the field. The main focus will be on basic elements of the construction and how these relate to more familiar objects in GR and quantum field theory.