Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10724346 | Physics Letters B | 2009 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We study the Quantum Regge Calculus of Einstein-Cartan theory to describe quantum dynamics of Euclidean space-time discretized as a 4-simplices complex. Tetrad field eμ(x) and spin-connection field Ïμ(x) are assigned to each 1-simplex. Applying the torsion-free Cartan structure equation to each 2-simplex, we discuss parallel transports and construct a diffeomorphism and local gauge-invariant Einstein-Cartan action. Invariant holonomies of tetrad and spin-connection fields along large loops are also given. Quantization is defined by a bounded partition function with the measure of SO(4)-group valued Ïμ(x) fields and Dirac-matrix valued eμ(x) fields over 4-simplices complex.
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Authors
She-Sheng Xue,