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quantum gravity

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noun

  1. physics a theory of the gravitational interaction that involves quantum mechanics to explain the force

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"We took something old, which is this conservative, canonical approach to quantum gravity, and discovered something new that had been there all along," Alexander said.

From Science Daily Jun. 19, 2026

The work also strengthens the case for the CSK state as a serious candidate for a future theory of quantum gravity.

From Science Daily Jun. 19, 2026

The researchers argue that a similar type of topology appears in the Chern-Simons-Kodama state, a proposed ground state of quantum gravity.

From Science Daily Jun. 19, 2026

The idea draws on an unexpected connection between quantum gravity and the quantum Hall effect, a remarkable phenomenon in condensed matter physics.

From Science Daily Jun. 19, 2026

However, the methods that I and other people were using in 1974 were not able to answer questions such as whether singularities would occur in quantum gravity.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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