Observables for cyclic causal set cosmologies

DOI10.1088/1361-6382/ACE149MaRDI QIDQ6170207zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Fay Dowker, Stav Zalel

Publication date 12 July 2023

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/2212.01149

zbMATH Keywords

causal setsobservablesquantum cosmology

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Trees (05C05) Random walks on graphs (05C81) (Co)homology of commutative rings and algebras (e.g., Hochschild, André-Quillen, cyclic, dihedral, etc.) (13D03) Causal inference from observational studies (62D20) Orbital mechanics (70M20) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

Abstract: In causal set theory, cycles of cosmic expansion and collapse are modelled by causal sets with "breaks" and "posts" and a special role is played by cyclic dynamics in which the universe goes through perpetual cycles. We identify and characterise two algebras of observables for cyclic dynamics in which the causal set universe has infinitely many breaks. The first algebra is constructed from the cylinder sets associated with finite causal sets that have a single maximal element and offers a new framework for defining cyclic dynamics as random walks on a novel tree. The second algebra is generated by a collection of stem-sets and offers a physical interpretation of the observables in these models as statements about unlabeled stems with a single maximal element. There are analogous theorems for cyclic dynamics in which the causal set universe has infinitely many posts.

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