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Volume Operator in Discretized Quantum Gravity

Year: 1995

Type: article

Abstract: We investigate the spectral properties of the volume operator in quantum gravity in the framework of a previously introduced lattice discretization. The spectrum of the volume operator is discrete, but its eigenstates differ from those found in an earlier continuum treatment. This illustrates how lattice methods can be used profitably in the context of diffeomorphism-invariant theories.

Source: Physical Review Letters

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.75.3048

Author: R. Loll

Institution: Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Firenze

Language: English

Topic: Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories

Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2143997764

FWCI: 12.01

Cites: 15

Cited by: 124

Related to: 10