A version of the connection representation of Regge action

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/27/6/065003zbMATH Open1185.83003arXiv0912.1111OpenAlexW3100264826MaRDI QIDQ3553671FDOQ3553671

Authors: V. M. Khatsymovsky 

Publication date: 21 April 2010

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

Abstract: We define for any 4-tetrahedron (4-simplex) the simplest finite closed piecewise flat manifold consisting of this 4-tetrahedron and of the one else 4-tetrahedron identical up to reflection to the present one (call it bisimplex built on the given 4-simplex, or two-sided 4-simplex). We consider arbitrary piecewise flat manifold. Gravity action for it can be expressed in terms of sum of the actions for the bisimplices built on the 4-simplices constituting this manifold. We use representation of each bisimplex action in terms of rotation matrices (connections) and area tensors. This gives some representation of any piecewise flat gravity action in terms of connections. The action is a sum of terms each depending on the connection variables referring to a single 4-tetrahedron. Application of this representation to the path integral formalism is considered. Integrations over connections in the path integral reduce to independent integrations over finite sets of connections on separate 4-simplices. One of the consequences is exponential suppression of the result at large areas or lengths (compared to Plank scale). It is important for the consistency of the simplicial description of spacetime.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0912.1111

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zbMATH Keywords

path integralsquantization of the gravitational field

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) Path integrals in quantum mechanics (81S40) Lattice gravity, Regge calculus and other discrete methods in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C27)

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