Quantum Space: Loop Quantum Gravity and the Search for the Structure of Space, Time, and the Universe

Today we are blessed with two extraordinarily successful theories of physics. The first is Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, which describes the large-scale behavior of matter in a curved spacetime. The second is quantum mechanics. This theory describes the properties and behavior of matter and radiation at their smallest scales.



But, while they are both highly successful, these two structures leave a lot of important questions unanswered. They are also based on two different ...