`Iconoclastic', Categorical Quantum Gravity

TL;DR

This paper introduces and discusses innovative approaches to quantum gravity, combining conceptual motivation with technical details, highlighting new perspectives in the field.

Contribution

It presents a two-part discussion on iconoclastic approaches to quantum gravity, blending conceptual insights with technical developments.

Findings

New perspectives on quantum gravity approaches

Motivational insights for alternative theories

Technical framework for classical and quantum gravity

Abstract

This is a two-part, `2-in-1' paper. In Part I, the introductory talk at `Glafka--2004: Iconoclastic Approaches to Quantum Gravity' international theoretical physics conference is presented in paper form (without references). In Part II, the more technical talk, originally titled ``Abstract Differential Geometric Excursion to Classical and Quantum Gravity'', is presented in paper form (with citations). The two parts are closely entwined, as Part I makes general motivating remarks for Part II.