causal set theory

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:logic
approach to quantum gravity
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:string_theory
gptkb:loop_quantum_gravity
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Rafael_Sorkin
gptkbp:explains quantum nature of spacetime
gptkbp:field gptkb:quantum_gravity
gptkb:theoretical_physics
mathematical physics
gptkbp:hasApplication gptkb:cosmology
black hole entropy
quantum field theory on causal sets
gptkbp:hasConcept gptkb:Lorentz_invariance
causal order
discreteness
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label causal set theory
gptkbp:proposedBy 1980s
spacetime is a causal set
spacetime is fundamentally discrete
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:general_relativity
quantum mechanics
causality
discrete spacetime
gptkbp:uses partially ordered set
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:spacetime
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5