Quantum gravity: General introduction and recent developments

Annalen der Physik (Leipzig)

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 129-148

  Kiefer, Claus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Loop quantum gravity; Quantum cosmology; Quantum geometrodynamics; Quantum gravity; String theory

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; GRAVITATION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; RELATIVITY;

LOOP QUANTUM GRAVITY; QUANTUM COSMOLOGY; QUANTUM GEOMETRODYNAMICS; QUANTUM GRAVITY; STRING THEORY;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 31144451988     PISSN: 00033804     EISSN: 15213889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/andp.200510175     Document Type: Conference Paper

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