An isometric dynamics for a causal set approach to discrete quantum gravity

DOI10.1007/S10773-014-2398-9zbMATH Open1329.83086arXiv1409.3770OpenAlexW3100469663MaRDI QIDQ904468FDOQ904468

Authors: Stan Gudder 

Publication date: 13 January 2016

Published in: International Journal of Theoretical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We consider a covariant causal set approach to discrete quantum gravity. We first review the microscopic picture of this approach. In this picture a universe grows one element at a time and its geometry is determined by a sequence of integers called the shell sequence. We next present the macroscopic picture which is described by a sequential growth process. We introduce a model in which the dynamics is governed by a quantum transition amplitude. The amplitude satisfies a stochastic and unitary condition and the resulting dynamics becomes isometric. We show that the dynamics preserves stochastic states. By "doubling down" on the dynamics we obtain a unitary group representation and a natural energy operator. These unitary operators are employed to define canonical position and momentum operators.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1409.3770

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45)

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• Quantum mechanics as quantum measure theory
• A dynamics for discrete quantum gravity

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• Moment problems and the causal set approach to quantum gravity
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• Models for discrete quantum gravity

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