Immirzi parameter without Immirzi ambiguity : Conformal loop quantization of scalar-tensor gravity

C.W. wishes to thank G. Immirzi and C. Rovelli for early discussions and brief correspondence respectively, and appreciates the EPSRC GG-Top Project and the Cruickshank Trust for financial support. O.V. is grateful to the Aberdeen University College of Physical Sciences for a research studentship.Peer reviewedPublisher PD