WKB approaches to restore time in quantum cosmology: predictions and shortcomings

G Maniccia, M De Angelis, G Montani - Universe, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this review, we analyse different aspects concerning the possibility to separate a gravity-
matter system into a part which lives close to a quasi-classical state and a “small” quantum …

Backreaction in cosmology

S Schander, T Thiemann - Frontiers in Astronomy and Space …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In this review, we investigate the question of backreaction in different approaches to
cosmological perturbation theory, and with a special focus on quantum theoretical aspects …

Observations in quantum cosmology

L Chataignier, C Kiefer, P Moniz - Classical and Quantum Gravity, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
In this review, we focus on whether a canonical quantization of general relativity can
produce testable predictions for cosmology. In particular, we examine how this approach …

An elementary introduction to loop quantum gravity

N Bodendorfer - arXiv preprint arXiv:1607.05129, 2016 - arxiv.org
An introduction to loop quantum gravity is given, focussing on the fundamental aspects of
the theory, different approaches to the dynamics, as well as possible future directions. It is …

A gravitationally induced decoherence model using Ashtekar variables

MJ Fahn, K Giesel, M Kobler - Classical and Quantum Gravity, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We consider the coupling of a scalar field to linearised gravity and derive a relativistic
gravitationally induced decoherence model using Ashtekar variables. The model is …

Coherent states, quantum gravity, and the Born-Oppenheimer approximation. III.: Applications to loop quantum gravity

A Stottmeister, T Thiemann - Journal of Mathematical Physics, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
In this article, the third of three, we analyse how the Weyl quantisation for compact Lie
groups presented in the second article of this series fits with the projective-phase space …

Some physical implications of regularization ambiguities in SU (2) gauge-invariant loop quantum cosmology

K Liegener, P Singh - Physical Review D, 2019 - APS
The way physics of loop quantum gravity is affected by the underlying quantization
ambiguities is an open question. We address this issue in the context of loop quantum …

Surface state decoherence in loop quantum gravity, a first toy model

A Feller, ER Livine - Classical and Quantum Gravity, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The quantum-to-classical transition through decoherence is a major facet of the semi-
classical analysis of quantum models that are supposed to admit a classical regime, as …

Loop quantum gravity with optimal control path integral, and application to black hole tunneling

Q Ansel - General Relativity and Gravitation, 2022 - Springer
This paper presents a novel path integral formalism for Einstein's theory of gravitation from
the viewpoint of optimal control theory. Despite its close connection to the well-known …

Coherent states, quantum gravity, and the Born-Oppenheimer approximation. II. Compact Lie groups

A Stottmeister, T Thiemann - Journal of Mathematical Physics, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
In this article, the second of three, we discuss and develop the basis of a Weyl quantisation
for compact Lie groups aiming at loop quantum gravity-type models. This Weyl quantisation …