Introduction to loop quantum cosmology

Kinjal Banerjee ; Gianluca Calcagni ; Mercedes Martín-Benito

Symmetry, integrability and geometry: methods and applications, Tome 8 (2012)

Résumé

This is an introduction to loop quantum cosmology (LQC) reviewing mini- and midisuperspace models as well as homogeneous and inhomogeneous effective dynamics.

Détail

Keywords: loop quantum cosmology, loop quantum gravity.

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