Lee Smolin
Lee Smolin (; born June 6, 1955) is an American
theoretical physicist, a faculty member at the
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, an adjunct professor of physics at the
University of Waterloo, and a member of the graduate faculty of the philosophy department at the
University of Toronto. Smolin's 2006 book ''
The Trouble with Physics'' criticized string theory as a viable scientific theory. He has made contributions to
quantum gravity theory, in particular the approach known as
loop quantum gravity. He advocates that the two primary approaches to quantum gravity,
loop quantum gravity and
string theory, can be reconciled as different aspects of the same underlying theory. He also advocates an alternative view on space and time that he calls temporal naturalism. His research interests also include
cosmology,
elementary particle theory, the foundations of
quantum mechanics, and
theoretical biology.
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