John Baez

CUNY Einstein Chair Mathematics Seminar

March 28, 2000

Simplicial Quantum Geometry

This is an introduction to loop quantum gravity and its associated mathematics, with a focus on quantizing the geometry of 3-dimensional piecewise-linear manifolds. I gave this at Dennis Sullivan's seminar.

You can see videos here:

• Simplicial quantum geometry - part 1.

• Simplicial quantum geometry - part 2.

• Loop Quantum Gravity by Carlo Rovelli.
• Spin Networks in Nonperturbative Quantum Gravity by John Baez.
• An Introduction to Spin Foam Models of BF Theory and Quantum Gravity by John Baez.

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