From lattice BF gauge theory to area–angle Regge calculus

2009/03/31 by Valentin Bonzom · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Dihedral angle #Gauge theory #Group field theory #Lattice (music) #Lattice gauge theory #Loop quantum gravity #Mathematical physics #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #Physics #Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect #Quantum gravity #Quantum mechanics #Simple (philosophy) #Spin foam #Spin network #Theoretical physics #gr-qc

paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/0264-9381/26/15/155020

published as Class.Quant.Grav.26:155020,2009 · 18 pages, 2 figures, addition of a few comments and references

arxiv created 2009/03/31 · openalex publication_date 2009/07/21 · arxiv updated 2010/03/12 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

18 pages, 2 figures, addition of a few comments and references

Citations

• A possible topological interpretation of the Barbero-Immirzi parameter
• Solving the simplicity constraints for spinfoam quantum gravity
• General relativity without coordinates
• LQG vertex with finite Immirzi parameter
• A new spin foam model for 4D gravity
• Worldsheet formulations of gauge theories and gravity
• New spinfoam vertex for quantum gravity
• Discrete and Continuum Quantum Gravity
• Discrete approaches to quantum gravity in four dimensions

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