Relational particle models as toy models for quantum gravity and quantum cosmology

Sep, 2005
5 pages
Published in:
  • AIP Conf.Proc. 861 (2006) 1, 285-290
  • Published: Nov 22, 2006
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Abstract: (AIP)
It is argued that substantial portions of both Newtonian particle mechanics and general relativity can be viewed as relational (rather than absolute) theories. I furthermore use the relational particle models as toy models to investigate the problem of time in closed‐universe canonical quantum general relativity. I consider thus in particular the internal time, semiclassical and records tentative resolutions of the problem of time.
  • 98.80.Qc
  • 04.60.Ds
  • quantum gravity
  • general relativity
  • cosmology