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Discrete Quantum Gravity Is Not Isometric

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2011-12-06 v2 Quantum Physics

Abstract

We show that if a discrete quantum gravity is not classical, then it cannot be generated by an isometric dynamics. In particular, we show that if the quantum measure {\mu} (or equivalently the decoherence functional) is generated by an isometric dynamics, then there is no in- terference between events so the system describing evolving universes is classical. The result follows from a forbidden configuration in the path space of causal sets.

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@article{arxiv.1109.0952,
  title  = {Discrete Quantum Gravity Is Not Isometric},
  author = {Stan Gudder},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1109.0952},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

withdrawn because Theorem 4.1 is false

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