Canonical Quantization of Non-Einsteinian Gravity and the Problem of Time
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For a 1+1 dimensional theory of gravity with torsion different approaches to the formulation of a quantum theory are presented. They are shown to lead to the same finite dimensional quantum system. Conceptual questions of quantum gravity like e.g. the problem of time are discussed in this framework. Vienna, November 1992 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected]
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تاریخ انتشار 1994