A Ponzano-Regge model of Lorentzian 3-Dimensional gravity
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-11-07 v1
Abstract
We present the construction of the partition function of 3-dimensional gravity in the Lorentzian regime as a state sum model over a triangulation. This generalize the work of Ponzano and Regge to the case of Lorentzian signature.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0102098,
title = {A Ponzano-Regge model of Lorentzian 3-Dimensional gravity},
author = {Laurent Freidel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0102098},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
7 pages, Talk presented at Villasimius 1999, constraint dynamics and quantum gravity conference