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Atoms of Space and Time

We perceive space and time to be continuous, but if the amazing theory of loop quantum gravity is correct, they actually come in discrete pieces

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Lee Smolin is a senior and founding faculty member at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario, and adjunct professor of physics at the University of Waterloo. In addition to his work on quantum gravity, he is interested in elementary particle physics, cosmology and the foundation of quantum theory. His latest book is Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution, published in 2019 by Penguin.

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 290 Issue 1This article was originally published with the title “Atoms of Space and Time” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 290 No. 1 ()