Quantum Effects in General Relativity
A special issue of Universe (ISSN 2218-1997). This special issue belongs to the section "Gravitation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 April 2021) | Viewed by 8021
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Interests: theoretical physics; quantum physics; quantum gravity; black holes; cosmology; quantum field theory
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Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will cover different aspects of quantum effects in general relativity. Understanding how to merge quantum mechanics and general relativity is one of the deepest problems in modern theoretical physics. The main issue is that Newton’s constant, which fixes the strength of the gravitational interactions, is dimensionful. In that sense gravity according to Einstein is very different from other fundamental interactions whose strengths are fixed by dimensionless coupling constants. This leads to the well-known problem of the non-renormalizability of Einstein’s theory, at least in perturbation theory. At this stage, it is not clear whether solving this problem will require expanding quantum physics or gravity or giving up the notion of point particles. One thus needs to remain open-minded and agnostic on how to resolve this fundamental problem. This Special Issue will present the state of the art in this field and is open to all approaches to quantum gravity. We welcome submissions of, either research or review, papers dealing with quantum effects in general relativity very broadly defined. Papers describing applications of quantum gravity to particle physics, cosmology, or astrophysics including black holes are also most welcome.
Prof. Dr. Xavier Calmet
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Quantum Mechanics
- General Relativity Quantum Gravity
- Cosmology
- Astrophysics
- Black Holes
- Physics Beyond the Standard Model
- Tests of Gravity
- Foundations of Physics
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