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S-knot

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In loop quantum gravity, an s-knot is an equivalence class of spin networks under diffeomorphisms. In this formalism, s-knots represent the quantum states of the gravitational field.

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  • Living Reviews in Relativity: Loop Quantum Gravity: Diffeomorphism invariance
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