Causal Sets: Discrete Gravity (Notes for the Valdivia Summer School)

TL;DR

These lecture notes introduce causal set theory as an approach to discrete gravity, providing foundational concepts, references, and terminology for students and researchers interested in quantum gravity.

Contribution

The notes compile and explain core ideas of causal set theory, serving as an educational resource for understanding discrete models of spacetime.

Findings

Provides a comprehensive overview of causal set theory

Includes extensive references for further study

Offers glossary of key terms

Abstract

These are lecture notes on causal set theory prepared in Jan. 2002 for a Summer School in Valdivia, Chile. In some places, they are more complete, in others much less so, regrettably. An extensive set of references and a glossary of terms can be found at the end of the notes.