Emergent gravity and the quantum
arXiv:2105.07150 · doi:10.1142/S021827182142030X
Abstract
We show that if one starts with a Universe with some matter and a cosmological constant, then quantum mechanics naturally induces an attractive gravitational potential and an effective Newton's coupling. Thus gravity is an emergent phenomenon and what should be quantized are the fundamental degrees of freedom from which it emerges.
This essay received an Honorable Mention in the 2021 Gravity Research Foundation Essay Competition