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The Canonical Approach to Quantum Gravity: General Ideas and Geometrodynamics
Domenico Giulini, Claus Kiefer
We give an introduction to the canonical formalism of Einstein's theory of general relativity. This then serves as the starting point for one approach to quantum gravity called qua…
What is (not) wrong with scalar gravity?
Domenico Giulini
On his way to General Relativity (GR) Einstein gave several arguments as to why a special relativistic theory of gravity based on a massless scalar field could be ruled out merely…
Mapping-class groups of 3-manifolds in canonical quantum gravity
Domenico Giulini
Mapping-class groups of 3-manifolds feature as symmetry groups in canonical quantum gravity. They are an obvious source through which topological information could be transmitted i…
On Doppler tracking in cosmological spacetimes
Matteo Carrera, Domenico Giulini
We give a rigorous derivation of the general-relativistic formula for the two-way Doppler tracking of a spacecraft in Friedmann-Lemaitre-Robertson-Walker and in McVittie spacetimes…
Algebraic and geometric structures of Special Relativity
Domenico Giulini
I review, some of the algebraic and geometric structures that underlie the theory of Special Relativity. This includes a discussion of relativity as a symmetry principle, derivatio…
Some remarks on the notions of general covariance and background independence
Domenico Giulini
In the first part of this paper I review some of the difficulties that seem to obstruct generally valid definitions of "general covariance" and/or "background independence" The sec…