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Author:

Willis, Joshua L

Title:

On the Low-Energy Ramifications and a Mathematical Extension of Loop Quantum Gravity

Graduate Program:

Physics

Keywords:

low energy limit
loop quantum gravity
non-compact gauge group
loop quantum cosmology

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Abhay Vasant Ashtekar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John C Collins, Committee Member
Alejandro Perez, Committee Member
Tom Abel, Committee Member

Author:

KAGAN, MIKHAIL A

Title:

Quantum Cosmology and structure formation in the Universe

Graduate Program:

Physics

Keywords:

loop quantum gravity
loop quantum cosmology
cosmological structure formation
effective theories
cosmological perturbation theory

File:

Download Kagan-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Martin Bojowald, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Abhay Vasant Ashtekar, Committee Member
Stephon Alexander, Committee Member
Leonid Berlyand, Committee Member

Author:

Taveras, Victor Manuel

Title:

LOOP GRAVITY: AN APPLICATION AND AN EXTENSION

Graduate Program:

Physics

Keywords:

Holst action
loop quantum cosmology
cosmology

File:

Download Taveras.pdf

Committee Members:

Abhay Vasant Ashtekar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Abhay Vasant Ashtekar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Martin Bojowald, Committee Member
Lee S Finn, Committee Member
Nigel David Higson, Committee Member

Author:

Campiglia Curcho, Miguel

Title:

Topics in black holes and quantum cosmology

Graduate Program:

Physics

Keywords:

loop quantum cosmology
black holes
dynamical horizons

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Abhay Vasant Ashtekar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Martin Bojowald, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Murat Gunaydin, Committee Member
Nigel David Higson, Special Member