scholarly journals Quantum gravity and Riemannian geometry on the fuzzy sphere

2021 ◽  
Vol 111 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn Lira-Torres ◽  
Shahn Majid
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Quantum Geometry ◽  
Fuzzy Sphere ◽  
Differential Structure ◽  
Constant Coefficients ◽  
Invariant Differential ◽  
Levi Civita Connection ◽  
Rotationally Invariant ◽  
Structure Metrics ◽  
Angular Momentum Algebra

AbstractWe study the quantum geometry of the fuzzy sphere defined as the angular momentum algebra $$[x_i,x_j]=2\imath \lambda _p \epsilon _{ijk}x_k$$ [ x i , x j ] = 2 ı λ p ϵ ijk x k modulo setting $$\sum _i x_i^2$$ ∑ i x i 2 to a constant, using a recently introduced 3D rotationally invariant differential structure. Metrics are given by symmetric $$3 \times 3$$ 3 × 3 matrices g and we show that for each metric there is a unique quantum Levi-Civita connection with constant coefficients, with scalar curvature $$ \frac{1}{2}(\mathrm{Tr}(g^2)-\frac{1}{2}\mathrm{Tr}(g)^2)/\det (g)$$ 1 2 ( Tr ( g 2 ) - 1 2 Tr ( g ) 2 ) / det ( g ) . As an application, we construct Euclidean quantum gravity on the fuzzy unit sphere. We also calculate the charge 1 monopole for the 3D differential structure.

scholarly journals Quantum Gravity at the Corner

Universe ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. 107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurent Freidel ◽  
Alejandro Perez
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Symplectic Form ◽  
Direct Application ◽  
Quantum Geometry ◽  
Quantum Level ◽  
Gravitational System ◽  
Gauge Transformations ◽  
First Order ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
First Time

We investigate the quantum geometry of a 2d surface S bounding the Cauchy slices of a 4d gravitational system. We investigate in detail for the first time the boundary symplectic current that naturally arises in the first-order formulation of general relativity in terms of the Ashtekar–Barbero connection. This current is proportional to the simplest quadratic form constructed out of the pull back to S of the triad field. We show that the would-be-gauge degrees of freedo arising from S U ( 2 ) gauge transformations plus diffeomorphisms tangent to the boundary are entirely described by the boundary 2-dimensional symplectic form, and give rise to a representation at each point of S of S L ( 2 , R ) × S U ( 2 ) . Independently of the connection with gravity, this system is very simple and rich at the quantum level, with possible connections with conformal field theory in 2d. A direct application of the quantum theory is modelling of the black horizons in quantum gravity.

scholarly journals A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE COSMOLOGICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF LOOP QUANTUM GRAVITY

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (07) ◽  
pp. 1250032 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRANCESCO CIANFRANI ◽  
GIOVANNI MONTANI
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Quantum Cosmology ◽  
Loop Quantum Gravity ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Graph Structure ◽  
Quantum Geometry ◽  
Cosmological Problem ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Made In

This papers offers a critical discussion on the procedure by which Loop Quantum Cosmology (LQC) is constructed from the full Loop Quantum Gravity (LQG) theory. Revising recent issues in preserving SU(2) symmetry when quantizing the isotropic Universe, we trace a new perspective in approaching the cosmological problem within quantum geometry. The cosmological sector of LQG is reviewed and a critical point of view on LQC is presented. It is outlined how a polymer-like scale for quantum cosmology can be predicted from a proper fundamental graph underlying the homogeneous and isotropic continuous picture. However, such a minimum scale does not coincide with the choice made in LQC. Finally, the perspectives towards a consistent cosmological LQG model based on such a graph structure are discussed.

Manifest non-locality in quantum mechanics, quantum field theory and quantum gravity

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (28) ◽  
pp. 1941004
Author(s):  
Laurent Freidel ◽  
Robert G. Leigh ◽  
Djordje Minic
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Theory ◽  
String Theory ◽  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Closed String ◽  
Covariant Formulation ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Quantum Geometry ◽  
Local Quantum ◽  
Generic Representation ◽  
Non Locality

We summarize our recent work on the foundational aspects of string theory as a quantum theory of gravity. We emphasize the hidden quantum geometry (modular spacetime) behind the generic representation of quantum theory and then stress that the same geometric structure underlies a manifestly T-duality covariant formulation of string theory, that we call metastring theory. We also discuss an effective non-commutative description of closed strings implied by intrinsic non-commutativity of closed string theory. This fundamental non-commutativity is explicit in the metastring formulation of quantum gravity. Finally we comment on the new concept of metaparticles inherent to such an effective non-commutative description in terms of bi-local quantum fields.

scholarly journals On the Koszul formula in noncommutative geometry

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. 2050032 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jyotishman Bhowmick ◽  
Debashish Goswami ◽  
Giovanni Landi
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Curvature ◽  
Noncommutative Geometry ◽  
Spectral Triple ◽  
Fuzzy Sphere ◽  
Civita Connection ◽  
Canonical Metric ◽  
Levi Civita Connection

We prove a Koszul formula for the Levi-Civita connection for any pseudo-Riemannian bilinear metric on a class of centered bimodule of noncommutative one-forms. As an application to the Koszul formula, we show that our Levi-Civita connection is a bimodule connection. We construct a spectral triple on a fuzzy sphere and compute the scalar curvature for the Levi-Civita connection associated to a canonical metric.

scholarly journals Is classical flat Kasner spacetime flat in quantum gravity?

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (08) ◽  
pp. 1642001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parampreet Singh
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Minkowski Spacetime ◽  
Quantum Geometry ◽  
Classical Level ◽  
Bianchi I ◽  
Spacetime Curvature ◽  
Loop Quantization ◽  
Universal Bounds ◽  
Vacuum Spacetime ◽  
Geometric Effects

Quantum nature of classical flat Kasner spacetime is studied using effective spacetime description in loop quantum cosmology (LQC). We find that even though the spacetime curvature vanishes at the classical level, nontrivial quantum gravitational effects can arise. For the standard loop quantization of Bianchi-I spacetime, which uniquely yields universal bounds on expansion and shear scalars and results in a generic resolution of strong singularities, we find that a flat Kasner metric is not a physical solution of the effective spacetime description, except in a limit. The lack of a flat Kasner metric at the quantum level results from a novel feature of the loop quantum Bianchi-I spacetime: quantum geometry induces nonvanishing spacetime curvature components, making it not Ricci flat even when no matter is present. The noncurvature singularity of the classical flat Kasner spacetime is avoided, and the effective spacetime transits from a flat Kasner spacetime in asymptotic future, to a Minkowski spacetime in asymptotic past. Interestingly, for an alternate loop quantization which does not share some of the fine features of the standard quantization, flat Kasner spacetime with expected classical features exists. In this case, even with nontrivial quantum geometric effects, the spacetime curvature vanishes. These examples show that the character of even a flat classical vacuum spacetime can alter in a fundamental way in quantum gravity and is sensitive to the quantization procedure.

scholarly journals Quantum Geometry and Quantum Gravity

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Fernando Barbero G. ◽  
Rui Loja Fernandes ◽  
Roger Picken
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Quantum Geometry

scholarly journals Quantum Holography from Fermion Fields

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 576-591
Author(s):  
Paola Zizzi
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Loop Quantum Gravity ◽  
Boundary Surface ◽  
Holographic Principle ◽  
Dimensional Sphere ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Fuzzy Sphere ◽  
Fermion Fields ◽  
Planck Unit

In this paper, we demonstrate, in the context of Loop Quantum Gravity, the Quantum Holographic Principle, according to which the area of the boundary surface enclosing a region of space encodes a qubit per Planck unit. To this aim, we introduce fermion fields in the bulk, whose boundary surface is the two-dimensional sphere. The doubling of the fermionic degrees of freedom and the use of the Bogolyubov transformations lead to pairs of the spin network’s edges piercing the boundary surface with double punctures, giving rise to pixels of area encoding a qubit. The proof is also valid in the case of a fuzzy sphere.

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