On the constant that fixes the area spectrum in canonical quantum gravity

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/15/1/001MaRDI QIDQ4399341zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Kirill Krasnov

Publication date 28 July 1998

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9709058

zbMATH Keywords

loop quantum gravityspin networkspin connection

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45)

Abstract: The formula for the area eigenvalues that was obtained by many authors within the approach known as loop quantum gravity states that each edge of a spin network contributes an area proportional to sqrt{j(j+1)} times Planck length squared to any surface it transversely intersects. However, some confusion exists in the literature as to a value of the proportionality coefficient. The purpose of this rather technical note is to fix this coefficient. We present a calculation which shows that in a sector of quantum theory based on the connection A=Gamma-gamma*K, where Gamma is the spin connection compatible with the triad field, K is the extrinsic curvature and gamma is Immirzi parameter, the value of the multiplicative factor is 8*pi*gamma. In other words, each edge of a spin network contributes an area 8*pi*gamma*l_p^2*sqrt{j(j+1)} to any surface it transversely intersects.

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