Effective action and semi-classical limit of spin-foam models

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/28/22/225004zbMATH Open1230.83046arXiv1104.1384OpenAlexW3105161803WikidataQ57602573 ScholiaQ57602573MaRDI QIDQ3107403FDOQ3107403

Authors: A. Miković, M. Vojinović 

Publication date: 23 December 2011

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

Abstract: We define an effective action for spin foam models of quantum gravity by adapting the background field method from quantum field theory. We show that the Regge action is the leading term in the semi-classical expansion of the spin foam effective action if the vertex amplitude has the large-spin asymptotics which is proportional to an exponential function of the vertex Regge action. In the case of the known three-dimensional and four-dimensional spin foam models this amounts to modifying the vertex amplitude such that the exponential asymptotics is obtained. In particular, we show that the ELPR/FK model vertex amplitude can be modified such that the new model is finite and has the Einstein-Hilbert action as its classical limit. We also calculate the first-order and some of the second-order quantum corrections in the semi-classical expansion of the effective action.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1104.1384

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Path integrals in quantum mechanics (81S40) Lattice gravity, Regge calculus and other discrete methods in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C27) Spinor and twistor methods in general relativity and gravitational theory; Newman-Penrose formalism (83C60)

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