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Fixed versus random triangulations in 2D simplicial Regge calculus

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2011-04-15 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We study 2D quantum gravity on spherical topologies using the Regge calculus approach with the dl/ldl/l measure. Instead of a fixed non-regular triangulation which has been used before, we study for each system size four different random triangulations, which are obtained according to the standard Voronoi-Delaunay procedure. We compare both approaches quantitatively and show that the difference in the expectation value of R2R^2 between the fixed and the random triangulation depends on the lattice size and the surface area AA. We also try again to measure the string susceptibility exponents through a finite-size scaling Ansatz in the expectation value of an added R2R^2 interaction term in an approach where AA is held fixed. The string susceptibility exponent γstr\gamma_{str}' is shown to agree with theoretical predictions for the sphere, whereas the estimate for γstr\gamma_{str} appears to be too negative.

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@article{arxiv.hep-lat/9608151,
  title  = {Fixed versus random triangulations in 2D simplicial Regge calculus},
  author = {Christian Holm and Wolfhard Janke},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-lat/9608151},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

4 latex pages + 4 ps-figs. + espcrc2.sty, poster presented by W. Janke at LATTICE96(gravity)

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