Emergence of a Background From Background Independent Quantum Gravity
Willem Westra University of Iceland
Quantum gravity is concerned with unifying Einstein's general theory of relativity with quantum theory into a single theoretical framework. At Perimeter Institute, researchers are actively pursuing a number of approaches to this problem including loop quantum gravity, spin foam models, asymptotic safety, emergent gravity, string theory, and causal set theory. We are also particularly interested in experimental implications of these different proposals. As the aim is a unification of the laws of physics into a single theory, the search for quantum gravity overlaps with other areas such as cosmology, particle physics and the foundations of quantum theory.
Willem Westra University of Iceland
Tim Koslowski Universidad Nacional Autónoma De Mexico (UNAM)
Kirill Krasnov University of Nottingham
Lee Smolin Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Kristina Giesel University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Ted Jacobson University of Maryland, College Park
John Donoghue University of Massachusetts Amherst
John Baez University of California, Riverside