Lectures in Quantum Gravity
Ivano Basile, Luca Buoninfante, Francesco Di Filippo, Benjamin Knorr, Alessia Platania, Anna Tokareva

TL;DR
This collection of lecture notes provides a comprehensive overview of quantum gravity, covering foundational theories, advanced approaches like string theory, and quantum effects in black holes, aimed at advancing understanding in fundamental physics.
Contribution
It offers a coherent, accessible synthesis of diverse quantum gravity topics, connecting foundational and cutting-edge research for graduate students and researchers.
Findings
Perturbative quantum gravity and effective field theory foundations.
Presentation of asymptotically safe gravity and string theory as UV-complete approaches.
Discussion of quantum effects in black hole spacetimes.
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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Taxonomy
TopicsRelativity and Gravitational Theory · Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics · Quantum Mechanics and Applications
