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Quantum Effects in Strong Gravitational Fields

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A consistent quantum theory of gravitation remains an elusive goal, and one of the great outstanding challenges to fundamental theoretical physics. The most promising current set of ideas stems from the concepts of supersymmetry and supergravity, and goes under the name of superstring theory. This theory seeks to provide a unification of all the forces and particles of physics, and would thus provide a quantum description of gravitation as part of the package.1

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Davies, P.C.W. (1987). Quantum Effects in Strong Gravitational Fields. In: Greiner, W. (eds) Physics of Strong Fields. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1889-7_49

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