Combining general relativity and quantum theory: points of conflict and contact

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/19/13/312MaRDI QIDQ4551401zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

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Publication date 2 February 2003

Published in Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0110046

zbMATH Keywords

cosmological constantcosmologygeneral relativityquantum theoryhorizonsPlanck lengthmicrostructure of spacetime

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

Abstract: The issues related to bringing together the principles of general relativity and quantum theory are discussed. After briefly summarising the points of conflict between the two formalisms I focus on four specific themes in which some contact has been established in the past between GR and quantum field theory: (i) The role of planck length in the microstructure of spacetime (ii) The role of quantum effects in cosmology and origin of the universe (iii) The thermodynamics of spacetimes with horizons and especially the concept of entropy related to spacetime geometry (iv) The problem of the cosmological constant.

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