Loop quantum gravity: the first 25 years

Carlo Rovelli (1)

1 UTLN - Université de Toulon

I give a synthetic presentation of loop quantum gravity. I spell-out the aims of the theory and compare the results obtained with the initial hopes that motivated the early interest in this research direction. I give my own perspective on the status of the program and attempt of a critical evaluation of its successes and limits.

Mots clés: Physical Sciences

Domaines: Relativité Générale et Cosmologie Quantique [gr-qc]

Carlo Rovelli. Loop quantum gravity: the first 25 years. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 2011, 28 (15), pp.153002. ⟨10.1088/0264-9381/28/15/153002⟩. ⟨hal-00723006⟩