The general boundary formulation of quantum theory and its relevance for the problem of quantum gravity

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniele Colosi ◽  
Luis Arturo Ureña-López ◽  
Hugo Aurelio Morales-Técotl ◽  
Román Linares-Romero ◽  
Elí Santos-Rodríguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Theory ◽  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
General Boundary ◽  
General Boundary Formulation

COMPARING LQG WITH THE LINEARIZED THEORY

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (08) ◽  
pp. 1200-1208 ◽  
Author(s):  
ELENA MAGLIARO ◽  
CLAUDIO PERINI
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
General Boundary ◽  
Graviton Propagator ◽  
Linearized Theory ◽  
Perturbative Quantum ◽  
The One ◽  
General Boundary Formulation

We illustrate the conceptual scenario of the general boundary formulation for field theories and present a brief description of the calculus of graviton propagator in the context of LQG. Then we analyze the possibility of comparing this result with the graviton propagator in perturbative quantum gravity. For this purpose we demonstrate the compatibility of harmonic and radial gauge; it allows to simultaneously impose both gauges and to obtain an expression for the propagator comparable with the one provided by LQG.

Topology knots and hierarchy problem

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vitaly Kuyukov
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Theory ◽  
String Theory ◽  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Dimensional Space ◽  
Space Time ◽  
Elementary Particles ◽  
Hierarchy Problem ◽  
Topological Quantum ◽  
Dimensional Space Time ◽  
New Formula

Many approaches to quantum gravity consider the revision of the space-time geometry and the structure of elementary particles. One of the main candidates is string theory. It is possible that this theory will be able to describe the problem of hierarchy, provided that there is an appropriate Calabi-Yau geometry. In this paper we will proceed from the traditional view on the structure of elementary particles in the usual four-dimensional space-time. The only condition is that quarks and leptons should have a common emerging structure. When a new formula for the mass of the hierarchy is obtained, this structure arises from topological quantum theory and a suitable choice of dimensional units.

scholarly journals Quantum gravity, dynamical phase-space and string theory

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (12) ◽  
pp. 1442006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurent Freidel ◽  
Robert G. Leigh ◽  
Djordje Minic
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Theory ◽  
Phase Space ◽  
String Theory ◽  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Momentum Space ◽  
Symplectic Geometry ◽  
Complex Geometry ◽  
Hamiltonian Dynamics ◽  
Natural Extension ◽  
Dynamical Phase

In a natural extension of the relativity principle, we speculate that a quantum theory of gravity involves two fundamental scales associated with both dynamical spacetime as well as dynamical momentum space. This view of quantum gravity is explicitly realized in a new formulation of string theory which involves dynamical phase-space and in which spacetime is a derived concept. This formulation naturally unifies symplectic geometry of Hamiltonian dynamics, complex geometry of quantum theory and real geometry of general relativity. The spacetime and momentum space dynamics, and thus dynamical phase-space, is governed by a new version of the renormalization group (RG).

“Prehistoric” Quantum Gravity

2020 ◽  
pp. 41-70
Author(s):  
Dean Rickles
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Quantum Theory ◽  
Gravitational Field ◽  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Philosophical Nature

In this chapter we examine the very earliest work on the problem of quantum gravity (understood very liberally). We show that, even before the concept of the quantization of the gravitational field in 1929, there was a fairly lively investigation of the relationships between gravity and quantum stretching as far back as 1916, and certainly no suggestion that such a theory would not be forthcoming. Indeed, there are, rather, many suggestions explicitly advocating that an integration of quantum theory and general relativity (or gravitation, at least) is essential for future physics, in order to construct a satisfactory foundation. We also see how this belief was guided by a diverse family of underlying agendas and constraints, often of a highly philosophical nature.

Quantum gravity, group field theory (GFT), and combinatorics

2021 ◽  
pp. 121-165
Author(s):  
Adrian Tanasa
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Theory ◽  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Specific Model ◽  
Algebraic Combinatorics ◽  
Saddle Point Method ◽  
Feynman Integrals ◽  
Causal Dynamical Triangulations ◽  
Group Field Theory ◽  
Definition Of

This chapter is the first chapter of the book dedicated to the study of the combinatorics of various quantum gravity approaches. After a brief introductory section to quantum gravity, we shortly mention the main candidates for a quantum theory of gravity: string theory, loop quantum gravity, and group field theory (GFT), causal dynamical triangulations, matrix models. The next sections introduce some GFT models such as the Boulatov model, the colourable and the multi-orientable model. The saddle point method for some specific GFT Feynman integrals is presented in the fifth section. Finally, some algebraic combinatorics results are presented: definition of an appropriate Conne–Kreimer Hopf algebra describing the combinatorics of the renormalization of a certain tensor GFT model (the so-called Ben Geloun–Rivasseau model) and the use of its Hochschild cohomology for the study of the combinatorial Dyson–Schwinger equation of this specific model.

scholarly journals Semi-classical approximations based on Bohmian mechanics

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (14) ◽  
pp. 2050070 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ward Struyve
Keyword(s):  
Wave Function ◽  
Quantum Theory ◽  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Quantum Electrodynamics ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Bohmian Mechanics ◽  
Expectation Values ◽  
Usual Approach ◽  
Classical Approximation

Semi-classical theories are approximations to quantum theory that treat some degrees of freedom classically and others quantum mechanically. In the usual approach, the quantum degrees of freedom are described by a wave function which evolves according to some Schrödinger equation with a Hamiltonian that depends on the classical degrees of freedom. The classical degrees of freedom satisfy classical equations that depend on the expectation values of quantum operators. In this paper, we study an alternative approach based on Bohmian mechanics. In Bohmian mechanics the quantum system is not only described by the wave function, but also with additional variables such as particle positions or fields. By letting the classical equations of motion depend on these variables, rather than the quantum expectation values, a semi-classical approximation is obtained that is closer to the exact quantum results than the usual approach. We discuss the Bohmian semi-classical approximation in various contexts, such as nonrelativistic quantum mechanics, quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity. The main motivation comes from quantum gravity. The quest for a quantum theory for gravity is still going on. Therefore a semi-classical approach where gravity is treated classically may be an approximation that already captures some quantum gravitational aspects. The Bohmian semi-classical theories will be derived from the full Bohmian theories. In the case there are gauge symmetries, like in quantum electrodynamics or quantum gravity, special care is required. In order to derive a consistent semi-classical theory it will be necessary to isolate gauge-independent dependent degrees of freedom from gauge degrees of freedom and consider the approximation where some of the former are considered classical.

scholarly journals Renormalizable and Unitary Model of Quantum Gravity

Symmetry ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1334
Author(s):  
S. A. Larin
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Theory ◽  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Curvature Tensor ◽  
Relativistic Quantum ◽  
Dimensional Regularization ◽  
Graviton Propagator ◽  
Unitary Model ◽  
Theory Of Gravity ◽  
Made In

We consider R + R 2 relativistic quantum gravity with the action where all possible terms quadratic in the curvature tensor are added to the Einstein-Hilbert term. This model was shown to be renormalizable in the work by K.S. Stelle. In this paper, we demonstrate that the R + R 2 model is also unitary contrary to the statements made in the literature, in particular in the work by Stelle. New expressions for the R + R 2 Lagrangian within dimensional regularization and the graviton propagator are derived. We demonstrate that the R + R 2 model is a good candidate for the fundamental quantum theory of gravity.

Manifest non-locality in quantum mechanics, quantum field theory and quantum gravity

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (28) ◽  
pp. 1941004
Author(s):  
Laurent Freidel ◽  
Robert G. Leigh ◽  
Djordje Minic
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Theory ◽  
String Theory ◽  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Closed String ◽  
Covariant Formulation ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Quantum Geometry ◽  
Local Quantum ◽  
Generic Representation ◽  
Non Locality

We summarize our recent work on the foundational aspects of string theory as a quantum theory of gravity. We emphasize the hidden quantum geometry (modular spacetime) behind the generic representation of quantum theory and then stress that the same geometric structure underlies a manifestly T-duality covariant formulation of string theory, that we call metastring theory. We also discuss an effective non-commutative description of closed strings implied by intrinsic non-commutativity of closed string theory. This fundamental non-commutativity is explicit in the metastring formulation of quantum gravity. Finally we comment on the new concept of metaparticles inherent to such an effective non-commutative description in terms of bi-local quantum fields.

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