A real alternative to quantum gravity in loop space

Firenze); R. Loll (INFN

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A real alternative to quantum gravity in loop space

R. Loll (INFN, Firenze)

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Submitted 21 Feb 1996

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The authors' main claim We show that the Hamiltonian of four-dimensional Lorentzian gravity, defined on a space of real, SU(2)-valued connections, in spite of its non-polynomiality possesses a natural quantum analogue in a lattice-discretized formulation of the theory.

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We show that the Hamiltonian of four-dimensional Lorentzian gravity, defined on a space of real, SU(2)-valued connections, in spite of its non-polynomiality possesses a natural quantum analogue in a lattice-discretized formulation of the theory. This opens the way for a systematic investigation of its spectrum. The unambiguous and well-defined scalar product is that of the SU(2)-gauge theory. We also comment on various aspects of the continuum theory.

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We show that the Hamiltonian of four-dimensional Lorentzian gravity, defined on a space of real, SU(2)-valued connections, in spite of its non-polynomiality possesses a natural quantum analogue in a lattice-discretized formulation of the theory. This opens the way for a systematic investigation of its spectrum. The unambiguous and well-defined scalar product is that of the SU(2)-gauge theory. We also comment on various aspects of the continuum theory.

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Anomaly-free formulation of non-perturbative, four-dimensional Lorentzian quantum gravity
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A length operator for canonical quantum gravity
gr-qc 1996-06 conditional novelty 7.0 of 10

Thiemann constructs a densely defined, symmetric length operator for canonical quantum gravity, shows it admits self-adjoint extensions, and computes its discrete spectrum on trivalent spin networks.
Quantum Spin Dynamics (QSD) II
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A symmetric Wheeler-DeWitt constraint operator is constructed, its Euclidean self-adjoint extensions are proved to exist, and the complete solution space of the earlier non-symmetric operator is classified.
Discrete approaches to quantum gravity in four dimensions
gr-qc 1998-05 accept novelty 2.0 of 10

A 1998 review finding that three discrete four-dimensional approaches to quantum gravity each reach a well-defined phase but none shows convincing long-range gravitational correlations near its transition.

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