1. Spherically Symmetric Loop Quantum Gravity: Connections to two-dimensional models and applications to gravitational collapse Open Access Author: Reyes, Juan Daniel Title: Spherically Symmetric Loop Quantum Gravity: Connections to two-dimensional models and applications to gravitational collapse Graduate Program: Physics Keywords: Loop Quantum GravityPoisson sigma modelsLTB models File: Download ReyesJD-Dissertation.pdf Committee Members: Martin Bojowald, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorMartin Bojowald, Committee Chair/Co-ChairAbhay Vasant Ashtekar, Committee MemberRadu Roiban, Committee MemberPing Xu, Committee Member