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I give a brief introduction into the general problems of constructing a theory of quantum gravity, the main approaches, expected applications, as well as semiclassical approximations and the role of decoherence.
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Kiefer, C. (2003). Quantum Gravity — A General Introduction. In: Giulini, D.J.W., Kiefer, C., Lämmerzahl, C. (eds) Quantum Gravity. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 631. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-45230-0_1
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