Far out cosmology (Introduction)

by David Turell , Sunday, February 02, 2014, 05:35 (3946 days ago) @ Balance_Maintained

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/blogs/physics/2012/05/whats-the-matter-with-gravity/
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> http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Loop_quantum_gravity.html
> Loop quantum gravity (LQG), also known as loop gravity and quantum geometry, is a proposed quantum theory of spacetime which attempts to reconcile the theories of quantum mechanics and general relativity. (This reconciliation is only needed because the theories are flawed.)
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> Not really. Yes, it was a humorous take on the subject, but the flaws in gravitational theory are well known and widely acknowledged.-Despite Lee Smolin pushing loop quantum gravity and decrying string theory, this theory is no further along than strings, both going nowhere.