In search of lost spacetime: philosophical issues arising in quantum gravity
Abstract
This essay presents an accessible introduction to the basic motivations to seek a quantum theory of gravity. It focuses on one approach- loop quantum gravity - as an example of the rich philosophical issues that arise when we try to combine spacetime and quantum physics.
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