The suggestion was that a positive energy proof for general relativity could be gotten by restricting supergravity to its bosonic sector, which is ge… - Lee Smolin

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The suggestion was that a positive energy proof for general relativity could be gotten by restricting supergravity to its bosonic sector, which is general relativity.

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About Lee Smolin

Lee Smolin (born June 6, 1955) is an American theoretical physicist, academic and author known for his contributions to quantum gravity theory, in particular the approach known as loop quantum gravity. His research interests include cosmology, elementary particle theory, the foundations of quantum mechanics, and theoretical biology.

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