Introduction to Quantum Gravity I (WS 2018/19)
Lecture number: 52451
Coordinates
Lecture: Tuesday, 12:00 - 14:00 c.t., PHY 4.1.12
Tutorials: Mo 08:00 - 10:00 c.t., PHY 9.1.08 + Do 12:00-13:00 c.t., PHY 9.1.08
Exercises
Bonus questions are harder and meant as an optional challenge.
Lecture notes
(containing small corrections / additions w.r.t. last year)
General information
This is the first part of a two-part lecture introducing canonical loop quantum gravity.
The lecture will continue in the summer term 2019.
Minimum requirements: Classical mechanics, special relativity
A rough knowledge of quantum mechanics and general relativty would be beneficial (although not mandatory).
Contents of part I:
- Constrained Hamiltonian systems
- Generally covariant Hamiltonian systems
- Canonical general relativity
- Quantisation of constrained Hamiltonian systems
- Brief introductions to differential geometry and general relativity
Contents fo part II:
- Lie groups, in particular SU(2)
- Quantum cosmology
- Canonical quantisation of general relativity in the connection formulation
- Geometric operators and quantum geometry
- Application to black hole entropy