Anomaly-free formulation of non-perturbative, four-dimensional Lorentzian quantum gravity

被引:208
作者
Thiemann, T
机构
[1] Physics Department, Harvard University, Cambridge
关键词
Lorentzian; four-dimensional quantum gravity; Wheeler-DeWitt constraint; generator of the Wick rotation; euclidean Hamiltonian;
D O I
10.1016/0370-2693(96)00532-1
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
A Wheeler-DeWitt quantum constraint operator for four-dimensional, non-perturbative Lorentzian vacuum quantum gravity is defined in the continuum. The regulated Wheeler-DeWitt constraint operator is finite, does not require any renormalization and the final operator is anomaly-free and at least symmmetric. The technique introduced here can also be used to produce a couple of completely well-defined regulated operators including but not exhausting (i) the Euclidean Wheeler-DeWitt operator, (ii) the generator of the Wick rotation transform that maps solutions to the Euclidean Hamiltonian constraint to solutions to the Lorentzian Hamiltonian constraint, (iii) length operators, (iv) Hamiltonian operators of the matter sector and (v) the generators of the asymptotic Poincare group including the quantum ADM energy.
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