Using cosmology to establish the quantization of gravity
While many aspects of general relativity have been tested, and general principles of quantum dynamics demand its quantization, there is no direct evidence for that. It has been argued that development of detectors sensitive to individual gravitons is unlikely, and perhaps impossible. We argue here,...
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| author | Krauss, Lawrence M. Wilczek, Frank |
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| description | While many aspects of general relativity have been tested, and general principles of quantum dynamics demand its quantization, there is no direct evidence for that. It has been argued that development of detectors sensitive to individual gravitons is unlikely, and perhaps impossible. We argue here, however, that measurement of polarization of the cosmic microwave background due to a long wavelength stochastic background of gravitational waves from inflation in the early Universe would firmly establish the quantization of gravity. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/890032022-09-27T19:46:25Z Using cosmology to establish the quantization of gravity Krauss, Lawrence M. Wilczek, Frank Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Theoretical Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Wilczek, Frank While many aspects of general relativity have been tested, and general principles of quantum dynamics demand its quantization, there is no direct evidence for that. It has been argued that development of detectors sensitive to individual gravitons is unlikely, and perhaps impossible. We argue here, however, that measurement of polarization of the cosmic microwave background due to a long wavelength stochastic background of gravitational waves from inflation in the early Universe would firmly establish the quantization of gravity. United States. Dept. of Energy (Contract DE-FG02-05ER41360) 2014-08-25T12:47:04Z 2014-08-25T12:47:04Z 2014-02 2013-10 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1550-7998 1550-2368 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/89003 Krauss, Lawrence M., and Frank Wilczek. “Using Cosmology to Establish the Quantization of Gravity.” Phys. Rev. D 89, no. 4 (February 2014). © 2014 American Physical Society https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6489-6155 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.89.047501 Physical Review D Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf American Physical Society American Physical Society |
| spellingShingle | Krauss, Lawrence M. Wilczek, Frank Using cosmology to establish the quantization of gravity |
| title | Using cosmology to establish the quantization of gravity |
| title_full | Using cosmology to establish the quantization of gravity |
| title_fullStr | Using cosmology to establish the quantization of gravity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using cosmology to establish the quantization of gravity |
| title_short | Using cosmology to establish the quantization of gravity |
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