Issues in Classical and Quantum Gravity

经典和量子引力问题

• 批准号: 0354978
• 负责人: Donald Marolf
• 金额: $ 21万
• 依托单位: University of California-Santa Barbara
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-07-15 至 2007-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0354978&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Issues; Classical; Quantum; Gravity

This research will advance our understanding of quantum gravity, a deep understanding of which has been a goal of theoretical physics for more than 50 years and has attracted the attention of such well-known physicists as Dirac, Penrose, and Hawking. The term "quantum gravity" refers to any structure that would bring together the lessons of quantum mechanics (developed by Bohr, Heisenberg, and others and which is essential to describe the physics of atoms, molecules, and smaller objects) and general relativity (developed by Einstein, and describing gravity in terms of curved spacetime). Specifically, this research addresses quantum aspects of black holes and the microscopic structure of spacetime.One expects a deep understanding of quantum gravity to be critical for deciphering the behavior of matter and energy in the deep interior of black holes and in the very early universe. It is widely agreed that, if there are to be further major revisions in our conception of the universe comparable to those associated with Einstein's development of relativity 100 years ago, this is the field from which they will emerge. As a result, such research in principle has the potential to completely revolutionize science, technology, and our entire civilization. In the shorter term, it captivates the interest of both science students and the lay public and encourages the growth of a scientifically literate and technologically knowledgeable public and workforce.

这项研究将推进我们对量子引力的理解，对量子引力的深入理解是50多年来理论物理学的目标，并吸引了狄拉克，彭罗斯和霍金等着名物理学家的注意。 术语“量子引力”指的是任何能将量子力学（由玻尔、海森堡等人发展，对于描述原子、分子和更小物体的物理学是必不可少的）和广义相对论（由爱因斯坦发展，用弯曲的时空来描述引力）的课程结合在一起的结构。 具体来说，这项研究涉及黑洞的量子方面和时空的微观结构。人们期望对量子引力的深入理解对于破译黑洞内部深处和早期宇宙中物质和能量的行为至关重要。 人们普遍认为，如果我们对宇宙的概念有进一步的重大修改，就像100年前爱因斯坦发展相对论时所做的那样，那么这些修改就是从这个领域出现的。 因此，这种研究原则上有可能彻底改变科学，技术和我们整个文明。 在短期内，它吸引了理科学生和普通公众的兴趣，并鼓励科学素养和技术知识的公众和劳动力的增长。