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Quantum Gravity as a quantum field theory of simplicial geometry

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2012-03-27 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

This is an introduction to the group field theory approach to quantum gravity, with emphasis on motivations and basic formalism, more than on recent results; we elaborate on the various ingredients, both conceptual and formal, of the approach, giving some examples, and we discuss some perspectives of future developments.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0512103,
  title  = {Quantum Gravity as a quantum field theory of simplicial geometry},
  author = {Daniele Oriti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0512103},
  year   = {2012}
}

Comments

birkmult,cls; 23 pages, 12 figures; to be published in 'Mathematical and Physical Aspects of Quantum Gravity', B. Fauser, J. Tolksdorf and E. Zeidler eds, Birkhaeuser, Basel (2006); v2: typos corrected, several points clarified, section on GFT definition of canonical inner product added