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Quantum Gravity: Whence, Whither?

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I give a brief summary of the main approaches to quantum gravity and highlight some of the recent developments.

Mathematics Subject Classification (2010). Primary 83-02; Secondary 83C45, 83C47, 83E05, 83E30.

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  1. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität zu Köln, Zülpicher Straße 77, D 50937, Köln, Germany

    Claus Kiefer

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  1. , Lehrstuhl für Mathematik, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstr. 31, Regensburg, 93053, Germany

    Felix Finster

  2. , Lehrstuhl für Mathematik, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstr. 31, Regensburg, 93053, Germany

    Olaf Müller

  3. , Fachbereich Mathematik, Universität Hamburg, Bundesstr. 55, Hamburg, 20146, Germany

    Marc Nardmann

  4. in den Naturwissenschaften, Max-Planck-Institut für Mathematik, Inselstr. 22-26, Leipzig, 04103, Germany

    Jürgen Tolksdorf

  5. in den Naturwissenschaften, Max-Planck-Institut für Mathematik, Inselstr. 22-26, Leipzig, 04103, Germany

    Eberhard Zeidler

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Kiefer, C. (2012). Quantum Gravity: Whence, Whither?. In: Finster, F., Müller, O., Nardmann, M., Tolksdorf, J., Zeidler, E. (eds) Quantum Field Theory and Gravity. Springer, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-0043-3_1

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