Time-space duality in 2D quantum gravity

DOI10.1088/1361-6382/AC4615MaRDI QIDQ5023562zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Ding Jia

Publication date 24 January 2022

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

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.09638

zbMATH Keywords

causal structurecausal uncertaintyLorentzian path integralLorentzian quantum gravityRegge calculussimplicial quantum gravitysymmetry

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Simplicial sets and complexes in algebraic topology (55U10) Boundary value problems on manifolds (58J32) Causal inference from observational studies (62D20) Uncertainty relations, also entropic (81S07) Path integrals in quantum mechanics (81S40) Lattice gravity, Regge calculus and other discrete methods in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C27) Gravitational energy and conservation laws; groups of motions (83C40) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) Analogues of general relativity in lower dimensions (83C80)

Abstract: An important task faced by all approaches of quantum gravity is to incorporate superpositions and quantify quantum uncertainties of spacetime causal relations. We address this task in 2D. By identifying a global $Z_2$ symmetry of 1+1D quantum gravity, we show that gravitational path integral configurations come in equal amplitude pairs with timelike and spacelike relations exchanged. As a consequence, any two points are equally probable to be timelike and spacelike separated in a universe without boundary conditions. In the context of simplicial quantum gravity we identify a local symmetry of the action which shows that even with boundary conditions causal uncertainties are generically present. Depending on the boundary conditions, causal uncertainties can still be large and even maximal.

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