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Abstract |
| 1 |
Introduction |
| 2 |
Quantum Gravity: Where are
We? |
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2.1 |
What is the ... |
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2.2 |
What is the ... |
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2.3 |
Strings or loops? |
| 3 |
History of Loop Quantum Gravity, Main
Steps |
| 4 |
Resources |
| 5 |
Main Ideas and Physical
Inputs |
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5.1 |
Quantum field theory ... |
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5.2 |
One additional assumption |
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5.3 |
Physical meaning of ... |
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5.4 |
Problems not addressed |
| 6 |
The Formalism |
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6.1 |
Loop algebra |
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6.2 |
Loop quantum gravity |
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6.3 |
Loop states and ... |
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6.4 |
Relation between spin ... |
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6.5 |
The representation |
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6.6 |
Algebraic version (``loop ...
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6.7 |
Other structures in ... |
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6.8 |
Diffeomorphism invariance |
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6.9 |
Dynamics |
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6.10 |
Unfreezing the frozen ... |
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Physical Results |
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7.1 |
Technical |
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7.2 |
Physical |
| 8 |
Main Open Problems and Main Current Lines of
Investigation |
| 9 |
Short Summary and Conclusion |
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9.1 |
Conclusion |
| 10 |
Acknowledgments |
References