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Numerical indications on the semiclassical limit of the flipped vertex

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2008-11-26 v2

Abstract

We introduce a technique for testing the semiclassical limit of a quantum gravity vertex amplitude. The technique is based on the propagation of a semiclassical wave packet. We apply this technique to the newly introduced "flipped" vertex in loop quantum gravity, in order to test the intertwiner dependence of the vertex. Under some drastic simplifications, we find very preliminary, but surprisingly good numerical evidence for the correct classical limit.

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@article{arxiv.0710.5034,
  title  = {Numerical indications on the semiclassical limit of the flipped vertex},
  author = {Elena Magliaro and Claudio Perini and Carlo Rovelli},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0710.5034},
  year   = {2008}
}

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4 pages, 8 figures