Diffeomorphism-invariant observables and dynamical frames in gravity: reconciling bulk locality with general covariance

C Goeller, PA Hoehn, J Kirklin - arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.01193, 2022 - arxiv.org
We describe a completely general and fully non-perturbative framework for constructing
dynamical reference frames in generally covariant theories, and for understanding the …

Loop quantum deparametrized Schwarzschild interior and discrete black hole mass

C Zhang, Y Ma, S Song, X Zhang - Physical Review D, 2022 - APS
We present the detailed analyses of a model of loop quantum Schwarzschild interior
coupled to a massless scalar field and extend the results in our previous rapid …

Time evolution as refining, coarse graining and entangling

B Dittrich, S Steinhaus - New Journal of Physics, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
We argue that refining, coarse graining and entangling operators can be obtained from time
evolution operators. This applies in particular to geometric theories, such as spin foams. We …

Relational observables in group field theory

L Marchetti, E Wilson-Ewing - arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.14622, 2024 - arxiv.org
We construct relational observables in group field theory (GFT) in terms of covariant positive
operator-valued measures (POVMs), using techniques developed in the context of quantum …

Cosmological coherent state expectation values in loop quantum gravity I. Isotropic kinematics

A Dapor, K Liegener - Classical and Quantum Gravity, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
This is the first paper of a series dedicated to loop quantum gravity (LQG) coherent states
and cosmology. The concept is based on the effective dynamics program of Loop Quantum …

Loop quantum cosmology of a radiation-dominated flat FLRW universe

T Pawłowski, R Pierini, E Wilson-Ewing - Physical Review D, 2014 - APS
We study the loop quantum cosmology of a flat Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker
space-time with a Maxwell field. We show that many of the qualitative properties derived for …

Fermions in loop quantum gravity and resolution of doubling problem

C Zhang, H Liu, M Han - Classical and Quantum Gravity, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The fermion propagator is derived in detail from the model of fermion coupled to loop
quantum gravity (LQG). As an ingredient of the propagator, the vacuum state is defined as …

Towards the self-adjointness of a Hamiltonian operator in loop quantum gravity

C Zhang, J Lewandowski, Y Ma - Physical Review D, 2018 - APS
Although the physical Hamiltonian operator can be constructed in the deparametrized model
of loop quantum gravity coupled to a scalar field, its property is still unknown. This open …

Loop quantum gravity coupled to a scalar field

J Lewandowski, H Sahlmann - Physical Review D, 2016 - APS
We consider the model of gravity coupled to the Klein-Gordon time field. We do not
deparametrize the theory using the scalar field before quantization, but quantize all degrees …

An introduction to spherically symmetric loop quantum gravity black holes

R Gambini, J Pullin - AIP Conference Proceedings, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
We review recent developments in the treatment of spherically symmetric black holes in loop
quantum gravity. In particular, we discuss an exact solution to the quantum constraints that …