Lectures in quantum gravity
Ivano Basile, Luca Buoninfante, Francesco Di Filippo, Benjamin Knorr, Alessia Platania, Anna Tokareva
SciPost Phys. Lect. Notes 98 (2025) · published 7 August 2025
- doi: 10.21468/SciPostPhysLectNotes.98
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Abstract
Formulating a quantum theory of gravity lies at the heart of fundamental theoretical physics. This collection of lecture notes encompasses a selection of topics that were covered in six mini-courses at the Nordita PhD school "Towards Quantum Gravity". The scope was to provide a coherent picture, from its foundation to forefront research, emphasizing connections between different areas. The lectures begin with perturbative quantum gravity and effective field theory. Subsequently, two ultraviolet-complete approaches are presented: Asymptotically safe gravity and string theory. Finally, elements of quantum effects in black hole spacetimes are discussed.
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Authors / Affiliations: mappings to Contributors and Organizations
See all Organizations.- 1 Ivano Basile,
- 2 Luca Buoninfante,
- 3 Francesco Di Filippo,
- 4 Benjamin Knorr,
- 5 Alessia Platania,
- 6 7 8 Anna Tokareva
- 1 Arnold Sommerfeld Center / Arnold Sommerfeld Center for Theoretical Physics [ACS]
- 2 Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen / Radboud University Nijmegen [RUN]
- 3 Charles University
- 4 Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg / Heidelberg University
- 5 Niels Bohr Institute [NBI]
- 6 Imperial College London
- 7 Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study [HIAS]
- 8 国际理论物理中心-亚太地区 / International Centre for Theoretical Physics Asia-Pacific [ICTP-AP]
- Grantová Agentura České Republiky (through Organization: Grantová agentura České republiky / Czech Science Foundation [GAČR])
- Horizon 2020 (through Organization: European Commission [EC])
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [NSFC]
- NordForsk
- Univerzita Karlova v Praze (through Organization: Charles University)
- Villum Fonden / Velux Foundation
