Covariant Loop Quantum Gravity by Carlo Rovelli
An Elementary Introduction to Quantum Gravity and Spinfoam Theory
A concise, pedagogical introduction to the covariant formulation of loop quantum gravity, developing the spinfoam approach as a path-integral quantization of general relativity. It builds from BF theory with constraints to the EPRL/FK model, presents the necessary mathematical tools (group representations, coherent states, discrete geometry), defines transition amplitudes on 2-complexes, and derives quantum geometric spectra. The text explores the semiclassical limit recovering Regge and Einstein dynamics, discusses applications to cosmology and black holes, and highlights current results, conceptual foundations, and open problems.
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- Published
- 2014
- Nationality
- British
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- Pages
- 400–500 pages
- Original Language
- English
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