Tuesday, August 4, 2026
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In quantum gravity, the cosmological constant may behave similar to the quantum Hall effect

Trying to solve quantum gravity is frustrating. We have made tremendous progress in quantum theory, but it seems that every time we find a new quantum technique, there's a reason it doesn't quite work with gravity. Take, for example, the case of quantum fluctuations and renormalization.

In quantum gravity, the cosmological constant may behave similar to the quantum Hall effect
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Trying to solve quantum gravity is frustrating. We have made tremendous progress in quantum theory, but it seems that every time we find a new quantum technique, there's a reason it doesn't quite work with gravity. Take, for example, the case of quantum fluctuations and renormalization.

Originally published at Phys.org

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