Nonperturbative summation over 3D discrete topologies
Abstract
The group field theories realizing the sum over all triangulations of all topologies of 3D discrete gravity amplitudes are known to be nonuniquely Borel summable. We modify these models to construct a new group field theory which is proved to be uniquely Borel summable, defining in an unambiguous way a nonperturbative sum over topologies in the context of 3D dynamical triangulations and spin foam models. Moreover, we give some arguments to support the fact that, despite our modification, this new model is similar to the original one, and therefore could be taken as a definition of the sum over topologies of 3D quantum gravity amplitudes.
- Publication:
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Physical Review D
- Pub Date:
- November 2003
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:hep-th/0211026
- Bibcode:
- 2003PhRvD..68j4004F
- Keywords:
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- 04.60.Pp;
- 04.60.Gw;
- Loop quantum gravity quantum geometry spin foams;
- Covariant and sum-over-histories quantization;
- High Energy Physics - Theory;
- General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
- E-Print:
- 20 pages, 9 figures, note added, minor corrections