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'''Quantum curved spacetime''' | '''Quantum curved spacetime''' refers to curved relativistic geometry considered together with quantum fields or quantum-gravity questions. In general relativity, mass-energy curves spacetime; in semiclassical physics, quantum fields can propagate on that curved background.<ref>{{cite web |title=Curved spacetime |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_relativity |website=Wikipedia |access-date=20 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Wald |first=Robert M. |title=General Relativity |publisher=University of Chicago Press |year=1984 |id=ISBN 978-0-226-87033-5}}</ref> | ||
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This | This topic lies at the boundary between quantum field theory, relativity, cosmology, and the foundations of measurement. It clarifies what is meant by fields, particles, vacuum, and geometry.<ref>{{cite book |last=Wald |first=Robert M. |title=General Relativity |publisher=University of Chicago Press |year=1984 |id=ISBN 978-0-226-87033-5}}</ref> | ||
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The main unresolved issues concern how geometry, vacuum structure, horizons, and quantum states behave when gravitational and quantum effects are simultaneously important.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rovelli |first=Carlo |title=Quantum Gravity |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2004 |id=ISBN 978-0-521-83733-0}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 22:04, 19 May 2026
Quantum curved spacetime refers to curved relativistic geometry considered together with quantum fields or quantum-gravity questions. In general relativity, mass-energy curves spacetime; in semiclassical physics, quantum fields can propagate on that curved background.[1][2]
Conceptual role
This topic lies at the boundary between quantum field theory, relativity, cosmology, and the foundations of measurement. It clarifies what is meant by fields, particles, vacuum, and geometry.[3]
Open questions
The main unresolved issues concern how geometry, vacuum structure, horizons, and quantum states behave when gravitational and quantum effects are simultaneously important.[4]
See also
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References
- ↑ "Curved spacetime". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_relativity.
- ↑ Wald, Robert M. (1984). General Relativity. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-87033-5.
- ↑ Wald, Robert M. (1984). General Relativity. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-87033-5.
- ↑ Rovelli, Carlo (2004). Quantum Gravity. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-83733-0.
Author: Harold Foppele
Source attribution: Physics:Quantum curved spacetime