Completeness of Wilson loop functionals on the moduli space of $SL(2,C)$ and $SU(1,1)$-connections
Abstract
The structure of the moduli spaces of (all, not just flat) and connections on a n-manifold is analysed. For any topology on the corresponding spaces of all connections which satisfies the weak requirement of compatibility with the affine structure of , the moduli space is shown to be non-Hausdorff. It is then shown that the Wilson loop functionals --i.e., the traces of holonomies of connections around closed loops-- are complete in the sense that they suffice to separate all separable points of . The methods are general enough to allow the underlying n-manifold to be topologically non-trivial and for connections to be defined on non-trivial bundles. The results have implications for canonical quantum general relativity in 4 and 3 dimensions.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9304044,
title = {Completeness of Wilson loop functionals on the moduli space of $SL(2,C)$ and $SU(1,1)$-connections},
author = {Abhay Ashtekar and Jerzy Lewandowski},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9304044},
year = {2010}
}
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Plain TeX, 7 pages, SU-GP-93/4-?