Spin-foam models of Quantum Space-Time

by José Diogo Simão (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München/ Technische Universität München)

Wednesday 27 Nov 2019, 14:00 → 15:00 Portugal

Sala de Conferências (Departamento de Física)

Constructing a theory of quantum gravity is still one of the big open problems in fundamental physics. Spin-foam models, as spiritual successors to Loop Quantum Gravity, are an attempt at such a construction that starts directly from einsteinian General Relativity, implementing a manifestly covariant path integral quantisation of that theory. 

This talk will serve as a self-contained introduction to the topic of theoretical spin-foam formulations of quantum gravity. Elements of General Relativity and gauge theory are recommended.

[José Diogo] CcF.pdf