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Discrete Spacetime

Discrete Spacetime is a theoretical framework in quantum gravity wherein the smooth, continuous manifold of spacetime is replaced by a fundamentally granular structure characterized by quantized units of space and time at the Planck scale.

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Discretized Spacetime

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466

Quantized Space-Time

Hartland S. Snyder · Physical Review · 1947 · 2.2K citations

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Discreteness of area and volume in quantum gravity

Carlo Rovelli, Lee Smolin · Nuclear Physics B · 1995 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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Nonstandard optics from quantum space-time

Rodolfo Gambini, Jorge Pullin · Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields · 1999 · 958 citations · Full text

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Quantum theory of geometry: I. Area operators

Abhay Ashtekar, Jerzy Lewandowski · Classical and Quantum Gravity · 1997 · 859 citations · Full text

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Mathematical structure of loop quantum cosmology

Abhay Ashtekar, Martin Bojowald, Jerzy Lewandowski · Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics · 2003 · 774 citations · Full text

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Authors

425

  1. SM
    Stéphane Maes

    Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz, Portugal

    37 publications · 1.3K citations

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  2. BD
    Bianca Dittrich

    Perimeter Institute, Canada

    12 publications · 646 citations

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  3. CR
    Carlo Rovelli

    Centre de Physique Théorique, France

    11 publications · 2.4K citations

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  4. DO
    Daniele Oriti

    Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Germany

    10 publications · 370 citations

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  5. JP
    Jorge Pullin

    Louisiana State University, United States

    10 publications · 1.5K citations

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Institutions

319

  1. Perimeter Institute

    Waterloo, Canada

    26 h-index

    60 publications

    3.6K citations

  2. Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics

    Potsdam, Germany

    22 h-index

    35 publications

    3K citations

  3. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    18 h-index

    27 publications

    5.6K citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    17 h-index

    28 publications

    1.4K citations

  5. Syracuse University

    Syracuse, United States

    13 h-index

    16 publications

    2K citations

  6. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    13 h-index

    19 publications

    1.3K citations

  7. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    12 h-index

    12 publications

    981 citations

  8. Louisiana State University

    Baton Rouge, United States

    12 h-index

    15 publications

    1.2K citations

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Venues

  1. Classical and Quantum Gravity

    52 publications · 3.5K citations

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  2. 21

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  3. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 20 publications · 2.6K citations

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  5. ArXiv.org

    Repository · 24 publications · 827 citations

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