Three-dimensional quantum supergravity and supersymmetric spin foam models

DOI10.4310/ATMP.2003.V7.N6.A2zbMATH Open1073.83039arXivhep-th/0307251WikidataQ62100737 ScholiaQ62100737MaRDI QIDQ701897FDOQ701897

Authors: Etera R. Livine, Robert Oeckl 

Publication date: 14 January 2005

Published in: Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We show how super BF theory in any dimension can be quantized as a spin foam model, generalizing the situation for ordinary BF theory. This is a first step toward quantizing supergravity theories. We investigate in particular 3-dimensional (p=1,q=1) supergravity which we quantize exactly. We obtain a super-Ponzano-Regge model with gauge group OSp(1|2). A main motivation for our approach is the implementation of fermionic degrees of freedom in spin foam models. Indeed, we propose a description of the fermionic degrees of freedom in our model. Complementing the path integral approach we also discuss aspects of a canonical quantization in the spirit of loop quantum gravity. Finally, we comment on 2+1-dimensional quantum supergravity and the inclusion of a cosmological constant.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0307251

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zbMATH Keywords

topological quantum field theoryspin foam modelsquantum supergravity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Topological field theories in quantum mechanics (81T45) Supergravity (83E50)

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