On diffeomorphism invariance for lattice theories

DOI10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00141-7MaRDI QIDQ678533zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Alejandro Corichi, José A. Zapata

Publication date 24 April 1997

Published in Nuclear Physics B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9611034

zbMATH Keywords

translation invariancequantizationcompact gauge groupsdiffeomorphism constraint

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory (81T13) Quantum field theory on lattices (81T25)

Abstract: We consider the role of the diffeomorphism constraint in the quantization of lattice formulations of diffeomorphism invariant theories of connections. It has been argued that in working with abstract lattices, one automatically takes care of the diffeomorphism constraint in the quantum theory. We use two systems in order to show that imposing the diffeomorphism constraint is imperative to obtain a physically acceptable quantum theory. First, we consider $2+1$ gravity where an exact lattice formulation is available. Next, general theories of connections for compact gauge groups are treated, where the quantum theories are known --for both the continuum and the lattice-- and can be compared.

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