quantum gravity

collocation in English

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quantum
noun[C]
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/ˈkwɒn.təm/us
/ˈkwɑːn.t̬əm/
the smallest amount or unit of something, ...
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gravity
noun[U]
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/ˈɡræv.ə.ti/us
/ˈɡræv.ə.t̬i/
the force that attracts objects towards one another, especially the force that makes things fall to ...
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From the physicist's point of view, topological quantum field theory is believed by many researchers to be relevant forquantumgravity.
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He is known for his work on spin foams in loopquantumgravity.
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Off-the-shelf atomic clocks measure changes in atomic waves over time rather than the spatial changes measured in aquantumgravitygradiometer.
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Despite major efforts, no complete and consistent theory ofquantumgravityis currently known, even though a number of promising candidates exist.
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In the first superstring revolution in 1984, many physicists turned to string theory as a unified theory of particle physics andquantumgravity.
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These recent theories ofquantumgravitydescribe a fractal structure for spacetime itself, and suggest that the dimensionality of space evolves with time.
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This result, established by theoretical considerations and well-chosen thought experiments, finds an echo in more recent results in several other candidate models forquantumgravity.
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This development raised new hopes for the canonicalquantumgravityprogramme.
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He has also written a number of descriptions of loopquantumgravitythat are accessible to non-physicists.
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The relevance of this research area derives from the fact that presently none of the candidate theories forquantumgravityhas made contact to experiment.
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Extra dimensions appear as a frequent component of supergravity models and other approaches toquantumgravity.
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This raised new hopes for the canonicalquantumgravityprogramme.
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This has deep connections with quantum foam and loopquantumgravity.
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This is not true for spin foams or loopquantumgravityin general.
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In order to overcome this conceptual difficulty the development of nonperturbative techniques was required, providing various candidate theories ofquantumgravity.
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For this reason the idea of asymptotic safety inquantumgravitywas put aside for some years.
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It complies with the requirement of background independence, one of the fundamental tenets ofquantumgravity.
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It combines approaches from the radically different angles of molecular biology, neuroscience, quantum physics, pharmacology, philosophy, quantum information theory, and aspects ofquantumgravity.
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Below is a brief summary of the two largestquantumgravityapproaches.
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