Hamiltonian quantization of Chern Simons theory with SL (2,  ) group

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Abstract: We analyze the hamiltonian quantization of Chern-Simons theory associated to the universal covering of the Lorentz group SO(3,1). The algebra of observables is generated by finite dimensional spin networks drawn on a punctured topological surface. Our main result is a construction of a unitary representation of this algebra. For this purpose, we use the formalism of combinatorial quantization of Chern-Simons theory, i.e we quantize the algebra of polynomial functions on the space of flat SL(2,C)-connections on a topological surface with punctures. This algebra admits a unitary representation acting on an Hilbert space which consists in wave packets of spin-networks associated to principal unitary representations of the quantum Lorentz group. This representation is constructed using only Clebsch-Gordan decomposition of a tensor product of a finite dimensional representation with a principal unitary representation. The proof of unitarity of this representation is non trivial and is a consequence of properties of intertwiners which are studied in depth. We analyze the relationship between the insertion of a puncture colored with a principal representation and the presence of a world-line of a massive spinning particle in de Sitter space.


The problem of Hamiltonian quantization of Chern-Simons theory associated with the real group \(\text{SL}(2,\mathbb C)_{\mathbb R}\) the universal covering group of the Lorentz group \(\text{SO} (3,1)\), is analyzed in detail here. After an introduction the summary of the combinatorial quantization formalism is given in the compact group case. This is followed by the considerations of unitary representations of the moduli algebras. The final section gives an extensive discussion with conclusions. Several questions of mathematical interest and physical relevance are carefully formulated, analyzed and discussed in depth. Generally the proofs are provided for most of the assertions. This paper covers quite a wide field of significance on the quantization questions up-to-date using the relevant group-theoretical approach throughout. While one appendix takes care of the quantum Lorentz Group, the other one is devoted to technical parts that are proved using certain graphical methods.




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