3 papers
hep-th2026
What does it mean to have a quantum gravitational theory of de Sitter Space?
Tom Banks
We argue that if de Sitter space is indeed represented by a finite dimensional quantum system, then semi-classical considerations, combined with the fundamental principles of quant…
hep-th2025
The Hydrodynamic Approach to Quantum Gravity
T. Banks
Several papers from the mid to late 1990s suggest that Einstein's equations should be thought of as the hydrodynamic equations of a special class of quantum systems. A classical so…
hep-th2025
Hilbert Bundles and Holographic Space-time: the Hydrodynamic Approach to Gravity
T. Banks
Results of Jacobson, Carlip and Solodukhin, from the 1990s, suggest a hydrodynamic approach to quantum gravity in which a classical solution of Einstein's equations determines the…