Quantum Gravity and Special Relativity

Join the discussion
Ask a follow-up here, or get your own question answered by working scientists, mathematicians and engineers — people, not an autocomplete.
Real named experts · corrections over time · the nuance an AI answer skips
2 replies · 1K views
Meruem
Messages
10
Reaction score
1
TL;DR
How do quantum gravity and special relativity are linked?
is there a equation that links quantum gravity and special relativity?
 
Physics news on Phys.org
Special relativity applies the special case in which there are no significant gravitational effects (that's why it's called "special") while general relativity handles the more general case in which gravitational effects may be present (that's why it's called "general").

So no, there is no equation that links quantum gravity and special relativity because if gravity is involved special relativity is not.
 
  • Like
Likes   Reactions: pinball1970
In the presence of classical gravity, special relativity is valid locally, for any local inertial observer. One expects that a similar relation should also be valid in quantum gravity, but no one knows for certain.