PHYS 650Perimeter Scholars International Explorations in Quantum Gravity
- Units
- 0.25
- Level
- Graduate
- Faculty
- Science
- Subject
- Physics
PHYS 650 as listed in the Spring 2024 Graduate Calendar. The main page has the current version, when it runs, and seats.
This course will introduce the students to the basic techniques and results of the field of loop quantum gravity. Possible topics include: 1) The Ashtekar variables and the Hamiltonian formalism; 2) The Plebanski action for general relativity; 3) The Hilbert space of loop quantum gravity and basic operators such as the area and volume operators; 4) Spin foam models; 5) Group field theory; 6) Quantum black hole horizons.
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