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Introduction to Loop Quantum Gravity

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Introduction to Loop Quantum Gravity
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Publisher: arXiv
Number of pages: 91

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After a description of some general arguments and an introduction to the canonical theory of gravity, the author reviews the background independent approach to quantum gravity, giving only a brief survey of Loop Quantum Gravity.

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