Quantum geometrodynamics: whence, whither?

DOI10.1007/S10714-008-0750-1zbMATH Open1177.83070arXiv0812.0295OpenAlexW1970209104MaRDI QIDQ1035952FDOQ1035952

Authors: Claus Kiefer 

Publication date: 4 November 2009

Published in: General Relativity and Gravitation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Quantum geometrodynamics is canonical quantum gravity with the three-metric as the configuration variable. Its central equation is the Wheeler--DeWitt equation. Here I give an overview of the status of this approach. The issues discussed include the problem of time, the relation to the covariant theory, the semiclassical approximation as well as applications to black holes and cosmology. I conclude that quantum geometrodynamics is still a viable approach and provides insights into both the conceptual and technical aspects of quantum gravity.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0812.0295

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zbMATH Keywords

quantum gravityblack holesquantum cosmology

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) Black holes (83C57) Relativistic cosmology (83F05) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to relativity and gravitational theory (83-02)

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