q -deformed spin foam models of quantum gravity

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/24/13/009zbMATH Open1120.83019arXiv0704.0278OpenAlexW3102810646MaRDI QIDQ3593271FDOQ3593271

Authors: Igor Khavkine, J. Daniel Christensen 

Publication date: 20 July 2007

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

Abstract: We numerically study Barrett-Crane models of Riemannian quantum gravity. We have extended the existing numerical techniques to handle q-deformed models and arbitrary space-time triangulations. We present and interpret expectation values of a few selected observables for each model, including a spin-spin correlation function which gives insight into the behaviour of the models. We find the surprising result that, as the deformation parameter q goes to 1 through roots of unity, the limit is discontinuous.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0704.0278

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) Spinor and twistor methods in general relativity and gravitational theory; Newman-Penrose formalism (83C60)

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