A note on the AdS/CFT correspondence and the nature of spacetime in quantum gravity
C. A. S. Silva
Abstract
In this paper, we address the nature of spacetime in quantum gravity in light of a new version of the holographic principle that has established a relationship between string theory and polymer holonomy structures similar to Loop Quantum Cosmology spin networks. In front of the results found out, it is possible to argue that, for such a relationship to work, spacetime must be seen as emergent from a fundamental structure whose degrees of freedom correspond to quantum correlations only.
Topics & Concepts
Loop quantum gravityQuantum gravitySpacetimeSpin foamHolonomyLoop quantum cosmologyTheoretical physicsSpin networkPhysicsQuantum spacetimeQuantum field theory in curved spacetimeGroup field theoryHořava–Lifshitz gravityString (physics)Quantum geometryClassical mechanicsQuantumMathematical physicsQuantum mechanicsOpen quantum systemQuantum dynamicsQuantum processQuantum operationBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity TheoriesCosmology and Gravitation Theories