Boundary state stability under spinfoam evolution for the quantum 4-simplex

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/28/21/215002zbMATH Open1230.83043arXiv1102.3130OpenAlexW3100976128WikidataQ64007780 ScholiaQ64007780MaRDI QIDQ3102259FDOQ3102259

Authors: Maïté Dupuis, Etera R. Livine 

Publication date: 2 December 2011

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In the spinfoam framework for quantum gravity, we investigate the conditions to have a physical quantum state for the Barrett-Crane model for the 4d quantum gravity path integral. More precisely, we look at the simplest case of a single 4-simplex boundary and show that the requirement of working with a physical boundary state fixes the width of the semi-classical Gaussian wave-packet for the boundary 3d geometry. This is directly relevant to the graviton propagator calculations done in this framework, since the Gaussian width enters the numerical factors in front of the graviton correlations in the large scale asymptotical limit. Finally, we discuss the application of our computations to the Barrett-Crane model beyond the first order (of a single 4-simplex in the bulk) and to the more recent EPRL-FK spinfoam model.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1102.3130

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Approximation procedures, weak fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C25) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) Path integrals in quantum mechanics (81S40) Spinor and twistor methods in general relativity and gravitational theory; Newman-Penrose formalism (83C60) Computational methods for problems pertaining to relativity and gravitational theory (83-08)

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