Loop Quantum Gravity, S1E5: Prereq Refresher

Apologies that it took me so long to get this scheduled. It has been a hectic year so far.

We're continuing our preparation: for our Loop Quantum Gravity (LQG) study group to work through the mathematics behind LQG using these two textbooks:

• Rovelli, C., & Vidotto, F. (2015). Covariant loop quantum gravity: An elementary introduction to quantum gravity and spinfoam theory. Cambridge University Press.
• Gambini, R., & Pullin, J. (2011). A first course in loop quantum gravity. Oxford University Press.

Continuing where we left off: We will continue in this meeting with where we left off in S1E4, where we talked about the Schrödinger wave equation:

• more quantum mechanics basics
• Lagrangians and Hamiltonians?
• special relativity
• tangent spaces
• general relativity

Once we have a solid foundation with the topics listed above, I think we should tackle any further prerequisites as side quests when we encounter them. The books will guide us toward the mathematical tools we actually need.

Come prepared to: ask questions, share insights, and work through some mathematical challenges together. Looking forward to seeing everyone there.