The physics of quantum gravity

Pierre Vanhove

doi:10.1016/j.crhy.2014.03.004

Grand Prix Mergier–Bourdeix 2013 de l'Académie des sciences

The physics of quantum gravity
[La physique de la gravitation quantique]

Pierre Vanhove ^1,²

¹ Institut de physique théorique, CEA, IPhT & CNRS, URA 2306, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
² Institut des hautes études scientifiques, Le Bois-Marie, 35, route de Chartres, 91440 Bures-sur-Yvette, France

Comptes Rendus. Physique, Volume 15 (2014) no. 6, pp. 547-552.

Résumé
Abstract

Comprendre la physique de la gravitation quantique est un enjeu majeur de la physique moderne. Dans ce texte, nous exposons quelques-unes des raisons en faveur de la quantification de l'interaction gravitationnelle, et nous en décrivons quelques conséquences physiques attendues. Nous discutons les relations remarquables entre amplitudes de diffusion en gravité quantique et théorie de Yang–Mills, ainsi que le rôle de la théorie des cordes comme théorie unificatrice.

Quantum gravity is still very mysterious and far from being well understood. In this text we review the motivations for the quantification of gravity, and some expected physical consequences. We discuss the remarkable relations between scattering processes in quantum gravity and in Yang–Mills theory, and the role of string theory as a unifying theory.

Publié le : 2014-06-01

DOI : 10.1016/j.crhy.2014.03.004

Mots clés : Scattering amplitudes, String theory, Quantum gravity

Affiliations des auteurs :

Pierre Vanhove ^{1, 2}

¹ Institut de physique théorique, CEA, IPhT & CNRS, URA 2306, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
² Institut des hautes études scientifiques, Le Bois-Marie, 35, route de Chartres, 91440 Bures-sur-Yvette, France

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Pierre Vanhove. The physics of quantum gravity. Comptes Rendus. Physique, Volume 15 (2014) no. 6, pp. 547-552. doi : 10.1016/j.crhy.2014.03.004. https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/physique/articles/10.1016/j.crhy.2014.03.004/

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