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arxiv: 1709.09806 · v2 · pith:XVTXQOSXnew · submitted 2017-09-28 · 🌀 gr-qc · cond-mat.str-el· hep-th· math-ph· math.MP

The emergence of 3+1D Einstein gravity from topological gravity

classification 🌀 gr-qc cond-mat.str-elhep-thmath-phmath.MP
keywords gravitytopologicalquantumtheorynaturallyproposedspace-timeapproach
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Quantum field theory successfully explains the origin of all fundamental forces except gravity due to the renormalizability problem. In this paper, we proposed a topological scenario to understand this puzzle. First, we proposed a $3+1$D topological (quantum) gravity theory which is renormalizable, and it can be regarded as a straightforward generalization of Edward Witten's Chern-Simons theory approach to $2+1$D topological gravity. Then, we showed that the (vacuum) Einstein-Cartan equation and classical space-time naturally emerge from topological (quantum) gravity via loop condensation. The second step is a unique feature in $3+1$D and it might even naturally explain why our space-time is four dimensional.

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