Quantum Einstein Gravity as a Topological Field Theory
High Energy Physics - Theory
2010-04-06 v1
Abstract
General covariance in quantum gravity is seen once one integrates over all possible metrics. In recent years topological field theories have given us a different route to general covariance without integrating over all possible metrics. Here we argue that Einstein quantum gravity may be viewed as a topological field theory provided a certain constrant from the path integral measure is satisfied.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/9310003,
title = {Quantum Einstein Gravity as a Topological Field Theory},
author = {Andrew Toon},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9310003},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
10 pages, LaTeX