We need a theory about what makes up space, a background-independent theory.
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View All Authors View SourcesMore and more, I have the feeling that quantum theory and general relativity are both deeply wrong about the nature of time.
— Lee Smolin (2007)
The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, The Fall of Science, and what comes next
p. 256
p. 256
[I]n both quantum theory and general relativity, we encounter predictions of physically sensible quantities becoming infinite.
— Lee Smolin (2006)
The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, The Fall of Science, and what comes next
p. 5
p. 5