Spin Foams and Canonical Quantization
This review is devoted to the analysis of the mutual consistency of the spin foam and canonical loop quantizations in three and four spacetime dimensions. In the three-dimensional context, where the two approaches are in good agreement, we show how the canonical quantization à la Witten of Riemannia...
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| Cite this: | Spin Foams and Canonical Quantization / S. Alexandrov, M. Geiller, K. Noui // Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications. — 2012. — Т. 8. — Бібліогр.: 150 назв. — англ. |
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Alexandrov, S. Geiller, M. Noui, K. 2019-02-18T11:45:24Z 2019-02-18T11:45:24Z 2012 Spin Foams and Canonical Quantization / S. Alexandrov, M. Geiller, K. Noui // Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications. — 2012. — Т. 8. — Бібліогр.: 150 назв. — англ. 1815-0659 https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/148408 This review is devoted to the analysis of the mutual consistency of the spin foam and canonical loop quantizations in three and four spacetime dimensions. In the three-dimensional context, where the two approaches are in good agreement, we show how the canonical quantization à la Witten of Riemannian gravity with a positive cosmological constant is related to the Turaev-Viro spin foam model, and how the Ponzano-Regge amplitudes are related to the physical scalar product of Riemannian loop quantum gravity without cosmological constant. In the four-dimensional case, we recall a Lorentz-covariant formulation of loop quantum gravity using projected spin networks, compare it with the new spin foam models, and identify interesting relations and their pitfalls. Finally, we discuss the properties which a spin foam model is expected to possess in order to be consistent with the canonical quantization, and suggest a new model illustrating these results. This paper is a contribution to the Special Issue “Loop Quantum Gravity and Cosmology”. The full collection is available at http://www.emis.de/journals/SIGMA/LQGC.html. This research is supported by contract ANR-09-BLAN-0041. en Інститут математики НАН України Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications Spin Foams and Canonical Quantization Article published earlier |
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This review is devoted to the analysis of the mutual consistency of the spin foam and canonical loop quantizations in three and four spacetime dimensions. In the three-dimensional context, where the two approaches are in good agreement, we show how the canonical quantization à la Witten of Riemannian gravity with a positive cosmological constant is related to the Turaev-Viro spin foam model, and how the Ponzano-Regge amplitudes are related to the physical scalar product of Riemannian loop quantum gravity without cosmological constant. In the four-dimensional case, we recall a Lorentz-covariant formulation of loop quantum gravity using projected spin networks, compare it with the new spin foam models, and identify interesting relations and their pitfalls. Finally, we discuss the properties which a spin foam model is expected to possess in order to be consistent with the canonical quantization, and suggest a new model illustrating these results.
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Spin Foams and Canonical Quantization / S. Alexandrov, M. Geiller, K. Noui // Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications. — 2012. — Т. 8. — Бібліогр.: 150 назв. — англ. |
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