Slides from March 2010 QG school

[marcus]

http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~jpa/qgqg3/schedule.html

The school was held in the Polish ski resort Zakopane, from 28 Feb thru 4 March. Many Loop researchers gave papers and half or more of the PDF files are already on line, available to download:

SUNDAY 28 February: Spin foam models

Roberto Pereira: The new SF models
http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~jpa/qgqg3/RobertoPereira.pdf
Wojciech Kamiński: The EPRL intertwiners and correct partition function
http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~jpa/qgqg3/WojciechKaminski.pdf
Benjamin Bahr: Graph knotting in the new SF models
http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~jpa/qgqg3/BenjaminBahrsunday.pdf
Florian Conrady: SF model for general Lorentzian geometries
http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~jpa/qgqg3/FlorianConradysunday.pdf
Aristide Baratin: Group field theory in non-commutative metric variables

MONDAY 1 March: LQG dynamics

Thomas Thiemann: LQG dynamics
http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~jpa/qgqg3/ThomasThiemann.pdf
Kristina Giesel: Gravity, fields, semiclassical limit
http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~jpa/qgqg3/KristinaGiesel.pdf
Marcin Domagała: Gravity coupled to scalar field
http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~jpa/qgqg3/MarcinDomagala.pdf
Jorge Pullin: Spherically symmetric LQG
http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~jpa/qgqg3/JorgePullin.pdf
Diana Kaminski: Holonomy grupoid formulation of LQG
http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~jpa/qgqg3/DianaKaminski.pdf
Johannes Tambornino: The flux representation for LQG

TUESDAY 2 March: LQG and more

Carlo Rovelli: SF give a new dynamics to Canonical LQG
http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~jpa/qgqg3/CarloRovelli.pdf
Bianca Dittrich: Diffeomorphism symmetry and triangulation independence in discrete gravity
http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~jpa/qgqg3/BiancaDittrich.pdf
James Ryan: Phase space of discrete BF theory and LQG
Jesper Grimstrup: Coupling fermions to LQG by using the non-commutative spectral action
http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~jpa/qgqg3/JesperGrimstrup.pdf
Yongge Ma: Emergence of scalar matter from spinfoam model

WEDNESDAY 3 March: Continuum/Semiclassical Limits

Lorenzo Sindoni: Continuum approximation of microscopic quantum dynamics: lessons from condmat systems
http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~jpa/qgqg3/LorenzoSindoni.pdf
Frank Hellmann: The asymptotics of spin foam models
Etera Livine: U(N) structure of LQG states and its implications for semiclassical limit
Florian Girelli: Semi-classical spaces and spinfoams: facts and questions
Benjamin Bahr: LQG coherent states
http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~jpa/qgqg3/BenjaminBahr.pdf
Claudio Perini: Coherent loops and holomorphic foams
http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~jpa/qgqg3/ClaudioPerini.pdf

THURSDAY 4 March: LQG/SF

Lionel Mason: Twistors, amplitudes, and gravity: from twistor strings to quantum gravity?
http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~jpa/qgqg3/LionelMason.pdf
Abhay Ashtekar: Closing/summary/future directions talk
Madhavan Varadarajan: The free polymer quantum scalar field and its classical limit
http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~jpa/qgqg3/MadhavanVaradarajan.pdf
Adam Henderson: What LQC tells us about the relation between LQG and SF
Martin Bojowald: Effective dynamics

 

[AndyW]

of loop quantum cosmology
http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~jpa/qgqg3/MartinBojowald.pdf
Thank you for sharing the schedule and PDF files from the Loop Quantum Gravity and Spin Foam Models conference held in Zakopane. It is always exciting to see new developments and research in the field of quantum gravity.

I am particularly interested in the talks on spin foam models, LQG dynamics, and the continuum/semiclassical limits. These topics are at the forefront of current research and it is great to see the progress being made in these areas.

I am also intrigued by the talk on the U(N) structure of LQG states and its implications for the semiclassical limit. This could potentially shed light on the nature of spacetime at the quantum level and its relationship to classical physics.

Overall, it seems like the conference was a great opportunity for researchers to share their work and discuss future directions in the field. I look forward to reading the PDF files and learning more about the exciting developments in Loop Quantum Gravity and Spin Foam Models.

Thank you again for sharing this information with the forum. It is a valuable resource for the scientific community. Keep up the great work!