A spin-statistics theorem for certain topological geons

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/15/5/007zbMATH Open0960.83034arXivgr-qc/9609064OpenAlexW3106362416MaRDI QIDQ4936784FDOQ4936784

Authors: H. F. Dowker, Rafael D. Sorkin 

Publication date: 1 February 2000

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

Abstract: We review the mechanism in quantum gravity whereby topological geons, particles made from non-trivial spatial topology, are endowed with nontrivial spin and statistics. In a theory without topology change there is no obstruction to ``anomalous spin-statistics pairings for geons. However, in a sum-over-histories formulation including topology change, we show that non-chiral abelian geons do satisfy a spin-statistics correlation if they are described by a wave function which is given by a functional integral over metrics on a particular four-manifold. This manifold describes a topology changing process which creates a pair of geons from $R^3$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9609064

Recommendations

• The spin-statistics connection in quantum gravity
• The spin-statistics connection in quantum gravity
• A NOVEL SPIN-STATISTICS THEOREM IN (2 + 1)DCHERN–SIMONS GRAVITY
• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4102099
• On the failure of spin-statistics connection in quantum gravity

zbMATH Keywords

quantum gravitytopological geonssum-over-histories formulation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) Geometrodynamics and the holographic principle (83E05)

Cited In (17)

• On the geometry of the Berry-Robbins approach to spin-statistics
• Forks in the road, on the way to quantum gravity
• On the failure of spin-statistics connection in quantum gravity
• Some properties of topological geons
• Title not available (Why is that?)
• Matter from Space
• The superspace of geometrodynamics
• Topology change and quantum physics
• A NOVEL SPIN-STATISTICS THEOREM IN (2 + 1)DCHERN–SIMONS GRAVITY
• Renormalization of tensorial group field theories: abelian \(\mathrm U(1)\) models in four dimensions
• Title not available (Why is that?)
• Aspects of 3-manifold theory in classical and quantum general relativity
• QUANTUM TOPOLOGY CHANGE IN (2+1)d
• The spin-statistics connection in quantum gravity
• The spin-statistics connection in quantum gravity
• A general relation between kink-exchange and kink-rotation
• Transition amplitudes in 3D quantum gravity: boundaries and holography in the coloured Boulatov model

This page was built for publication: A spin-statistics theorem for certain topological geons

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q4936784)