What is Loop Quantum Gravity - with Carlo Rovelli

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Quantum particles exist in space-time, but quanta of gravity are different - they are woven together to make space time itself. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe In this short clip from his talk on the Physics and Philosophy of Time, theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli explains loop quantum gravity, and how space-time is woven together from quanta of gravity, much like how a t-shirt is knitted together from a cotton thread. Watch the full talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6rWqJhDv7M --- A very special thank you to our Patreon supporters who help make these videos happen, especially: Ashok Bommisetti, Avrahaim Chein, Greg Nagel, Lester Su, Rebecca Pan and Will Knott. --- The Ri is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheRoyalInstitution and Twitter: http://twitter.com/ri_science and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/royalinstitution and Tumblr: http://ri-science.tumblr.com/ Our editorial policy: http://www.rigb.org/home/editorial-policy Subscribe for the latest science videos: http://bit.ly/RiNewsletter #LoopQuantumGravity, #CarloRovelli, #QuantumPhysics, #QuantumGravityExplained, #TheoreticalPhysics

Published 2018-07-30 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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