Perturbative finiteness in spin-foam quantum gravity

被引:51
作者
Crane, L [1 ]
Perez, A
Rovelli, C
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[1] Kansas State Univ, Dept Math, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA
[2] Inst Super Tecn, Lisbon, Portugal
[3] CPT, Marseille, France
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.181301
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
Lorentzian "normalized balanced state sum model" of quantum general relativity is finite on any nondegenerate triangulation. It provides a candidate for a background independent, perturbatively finite, quantum theory of general relativity in four dimensions and with Lorentzian signature.
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