Decoherent histories of spin networks

DOI10.1007/S10701-013-9698-4zbMATH Open1270.81009arXiv1206.4553OpenAlexW3101804906MaRDI QIDQ2391957FDOQ2391957

Authors: David P. B. Schroeren 

Publication date: 6 August 2013

Published in: Foundations of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The decoherent histories formalism, developed by Griffiths, Gell-Mann, and Hartle is a general framework in which to formulate a timeless, `generalised' quantum theory and extract predictions from it. Recent advances in spin foam models allow for loop gravity to be cast in this framework. In this paper, I propose a decoherence functional for loop gravity and interpret existing results as showing that coarse grained histories follow quasiclassical trajectories in the appropriate limit.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1206.4553

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zbMATH Keywords

probabilityquantum gravitydecoherent historiescoarse grainingpath integralspin networkdecoherence functionalclass operatorspin foams

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) Alternative quantum mechanics (including hidden variables, etc.) (81Q65) Path integrals in quantum mechanics (81S40)

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