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Quantum Gravity and the Quantum-Mechanical Description of Black Holes: A New Understanding of Gravitational Collapse
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What is the primary goal of quantum gravity?
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To unify the theories of general relativity and quantum mechanics.
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Quantum gravity aims to reconcile the principles of general relativity, which describes gravity as a curvature of spacetime, with the principles of quantum mechanics, which governs the behavior of matter at the atomic and subatomic level.