Sahlmann H (2012)
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2012
Publisher: Institute of Physics: Open Access Journals / Institute of Physics (IoP)
Book Volume: 360
Article Number: 012007
Event location: Madrid
Journal Issue: 1
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/360/1/012007
Quantum geometry, i.e., the quantum theory of intrinsic and extrinsic spatial geometry, is a cornerstone of loop quantum gravity. Recently, there have been many new ideas in this field, and I will review some of them. In particular, after a brief description of the main structures and results of quantum geometry, I review a new description of the quantized geometry in terms of polyhedra, new results on the volume operator, and a way to incorporate a classical background metric into the quantum description. Finally I describe a new type of exponentiated flux operator, and its application to Chern-Simons theory and black holes. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
APA:
Sahlmann, H. (2012). New insights in quantum geometry. Journal of Physics : Conference Series, 360(1). https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/360/1/012007
MLA:
Sahlmann, Hanno. "New insights in quantum geometry." Journal of Physics : Conference Series 360.1 (2012).
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