On the Quantization of Plane Gravitational Waves in Loop Quantum Gravity

@masterthesis{LePage2018, author = "LePage, Elise", title = {{On the Quantization of Plane Gravitational Waves in Loop Quantum Gravity}}, type = {Bachelor's Thesis}, howpublished = "\url{https://ir.hamilton.edu/do/09584561-caf0-49f5-ab3e-91219f409f07}", institution = {Hamilton College}, year = 2018, month = may, school = {Physics}, }
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@masterthesis{LePage2018,
       author = "LePage, Elise",
       title =  {{On the Quantization of Plane Gravitational Waves in Loop Quantum Gravity}},	
       type = {Bachelor's Thesis},

       howpublished = "\url{https://ir.hamilton.edu/do/09584561-caf0-49f5-ab3e-91219f409f07}",
       institution = {Hamilton College},
       year = 2018,
       month = may,
       school = {Physics},
}
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  • LePage, Elise
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    Hamilton College
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    2018
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May 2018

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Gravitational waves are oscillations in the geometry of spacetime caused by the movement of mass or energy. In loop quantum gravity, geometry is quantized so spatial quantities such as area and volume take on discrete values. We worked on quantizing plane gravitational waves, which propagate in one direction and have uniform wavefronts perpendicular to the direction of travel, using the method of canonical quantization on general relativity.

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Hamilton College

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Bachelor of Arts

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