Quantum Gravity and Cosmology: Exploring the Astroparticle Interface

Dear Colleagues,

In the last three or four decades, much has happened in cosmology, and we have had the pleasure to find out very surprising things about the world we live in. These decades have also been instrumental in the development of a possible quantum gravity theory, with various approaches being put forward. This has resulted in a vast amount of literature dedicated to finding the interconnections between these two seemingly disparate fields, somehow pointing towards the crucial role which they play in unlocking each other’s problems. The idea that appears to be shaping up is that it is pivotal to understand the nature of gravity at the smallest scales to unlock the prevalent issues of interest in dark energy and matter, among others, and that, at the same time, cosmological probes and observations may provide us with an unexpected and currently underrated arena for testing quantum gravity. Hence, it is important for researchers in these fields to explore these matters further. As such, in this Issue, we would like to include interesting works on the connection between quantum gravity and cosmology, further highlighting these notions and revealing subtleties.

Prof. Dr. Iver H. Brevik
Dr. Oem Trivedi
Prof. Dr. Maxim Y. Khlopov
Guest Editors

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