SPIN-CUBE MODELS OF QUANTUM GRAVITY
2013 ◽
Vol 25
(10)
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pp. 1343008
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We study the state-sum models of quantum gravity based on a representation 2-category of the Poincaré 2-group. We call them spin-cube models, since they are categorical generalizations of spin-foam models. A spin-cube state sum can be considered as a path integral for a constrained 2-BF theory, and depending on how the constraints are imposed, a spin-cube state sum can be reduced to a path integral for the area-Regge model with the edge-length constraints, or to a path integral for the Regge model. We also show that the effective actions for these spin-cube models have the correct classical limit.
2009 ◽
Vol 24
(15)
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pp. 2776-2782
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2007 ◽
Vol 24
(13)
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pp. 3271-3290
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2012 ◽
Vol 27
(28)
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pp. 1250164
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2005 ◽
Vol 22
(9)
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pp. 1739-1761
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