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arxiv: 1101.3294 · v6 · pith:LTZSEEUEnew · submitted 2011-01-17 · 🌀 gr-qc · hep-th· math-ph· math.MP

A finiteness bound for the EPRL/FK spin foam model

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keywords vertexfoamspinamplitudeconvergenceeprlmodelpower
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We show that the EPRL/FK spin foam model of quantum gravity has an absolutely convergent partition function if the vertex amplitude is divided by an appropriate power $p$ of the product of dimensions of the vertex spins. This power is independent of the spin foam 2-complex and we find that $p>2$ insures the convergence of the state sum. Determining the convergence of the state sum for the values $0 \le p \le 2$ requires the knowledge of the large-spin asymptotics of the vertex amplitude in the cases when some of the vertex spins are large and other are small.

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