Topology, quantum gravity and particle physics

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/14/4/009zbMATH Open0877.58066arXivhep-th/9606006OpenAlexW3103297059MaRDI QIDQ4340974FDOQ4340974

Authors: A. Toon 

Publication date: 8 December 1997

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

Abstract: It is argued that quantum gravity has an interpretation as a topological field theory provided a certain constraint from the path intergral measure is respected. The constraint forces us to couple gauge and matter fields to gravity for space - time dimensions different from 3. We then discuss possible models which may be relevant to our universe.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9606006

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zbMATH Keywords

quantum gravitytopological quantum field theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40) Methods of quantum field theory in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C47) Applications of global analysis to the sciences (58Z05)

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