A 2+1 Lorentzian spin-foam cosmology model with a Hessian-derived measure and a massive scalar field yields convergent partition functions, with semi-classical expectation values only in the causally regular sector and only for suitable measures.
Asymptotic analysis of the EPRL model with timelike tetrahedra
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We perform the stationary phase analysis of the vertex amplitude for the EPRL spin foam model extended to include timelike tetrahedra. We analyse both, tetrahedra of signature $---$ (standard EPRL), as well as of signature $+--$ (Hnybida-Conrady extension), in a unified fashion. However, we assume all faces to be of signature $--$. The stationary points of the extended model are described again by $4$-simplices and the phase of the amplitude is equal to the Regge action. Interestingly, in addition to the Lorentzian and Euclidean sectors there appear also split signature $4$-simplices.
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(2+1) Lorentzian quantum cosmology from spin-foams: opportunities and obstacles for semi-classicality
A 2+1 Lorentzian spin-foam cosmology model with a Hessian-derived measure and a massive scalar field yields convergent partition functions, with semi-classical expectation values only in the causally regular sector and only for suitable measures.