Quantum Gravity, Strings and Loops

Code	13326
Year	1
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	10
Workload	OT(30H)/TP(30H)
Scientific area	Física e Matemática
Entry requirements	None
Learning outcomes	To be familiar with both loop quantum gravity and string theory, and to be able to address timely questions and to explore the literature independently.
Syllabus	1. Introduction to quantum gravity issues 2 . Loop quantum gravity 3 . String theory 4 .
Main Bibliography	A Ashtekar 2007 An Introduction to Loop Quantum Gravity Through Cosmology (Il Nuovo Cimento B 122, No. 2, 135-155) A Ashtekar, J Lewandowski 2004 Background Independent Quantum Gravity: A Status Report (Classical and Quantum Gravity 21, No. 15, R53-R152) A Ashtekar, P Singh 2011 Loop Quantum Cosmology: A Status Report (Classical and Quantum Gravity 28, No. 21, 213001) K Banerjee, G Calcagni, M Martín-Benito 2012 Introduction to Loop Quantum Cosmology (SIGMA 8, 016) K Becker, M Becker, JH Schwarz 2007 String Theory and M-Theory: A Modern Introduction, Cambridge Univ.Press M Bojowald 2008 Loop Quantum Cosmology (Living Reviews in Relativity 11, 4) LE Ibáñez, AM Uranga 2012 String Theory and Particle Physics – An Introduction To String Phenomenology, Cambridge Univ.Press C Rovelli 2004 Quantum Gravity, Cambridge Univ.Press T Thiemann 2007 Modern Canonical Quantum General Relativity, Cambridge Univ.Press B Zwiebach 2009 A First Course in String Theory 2ed, Cambridge Univ.Press
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.