The structure of covtree: searching for manifestly covariant causal set dynamics

DOI10.1088/1361-6382/ABC135zbMATH Open1479.83102arXiv2008.02607OpenAlexW3111419666MaRDI QIDQ5162464FDOQ5162464

Authors: Stav Zalel 

Publication date: 2 November 2021

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

Abstract: Covtree - a partial order on certain sets of finite, unlabeled causal sets - is a manifestly covariant framework for causal set dynamics. Here, as a first step in picking out a class of physically well-motivated covtree dynamics, we study the structure of covtree and the relationship between its paths and their corresponding infinite unlabeled causal sets. We identify the paths which correspond to posts and breaks, prove that covtree has a self-similar structure, and write down a transformation between covtree dynamics akin to the cosmic renormalisation of Rideout and Sorkin's Classical Sequential Growth models. We identify the paths which correspond to causal sets which have a unique natural labeling, thereby solving for the class of dynamics which give rise to these causal sets with unit probability.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.02607

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zbMATH Keywords

quantum gravitygeneral covariancecausal sets

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Partial orders, general (06A06) Causal inference from observational studies (62D20) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) Covariant wave equations in quantum theory, relativistic quantum mechanics (81R20)

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