Ashtekar A., Pullin J. (Eds.) Loop Quantum Gravity

World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., 2017. — 320 p. — (100 Years of General Relativity. Vol. 4) — ISBN: 9813209925.A hundred years ago, Einstein unveiled his final formulation of general relativity. Perhaps the deepest feature of this theory is the encoding of the gravitational interaction in the very geometry of spacetime. Thus, general relativity required that we describe the physical universe using a new syntax — that of the pseudo-Riemannian geometry. As we venture beyond Einstein to unify general relativity with quantum physics, then, we are led to seek a fresh syntax to compose the new conceptual paradigm. Loop quantum gravity (LQG) takes the central lesson of general relativityseriously, adopting the view that the natural home of Planck scale physics would be in quantum Riemannian geometry.An Overview
Foundations of loop quantum gravity
Quantum Geometry
Quantum Dynamics
Spinfoam Gravity
Group Field Theory and Loop Quantum Gravity
The Continuum Limit of Loop Quantum Gravity: A Framework for Solving the Theory
Applications of loop quantum gravity
Loop Quantum Cosmology
Quantum Geometry and Black Holes
Loop Quantum Gravity and Observations