Supersymmetric Spin Networks and Quantum Supergravity
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-10-31 v3 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
We define supersymmetric spin networks, which provide a complete set of gauge invariant states for supergravity and supersymmetric gauge theories. The particular case of Osp(1/2) is studied in detail and applied to the non-perturbative quantization of supergravity. The supersymmetric extension of the area operator is defined and partly diagonalized. The spectrum is discrete as in quantum general relativity, and the two cases could be distinguished by measurements of quantum geometry.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9904016,
title = {Supersymmetric Spin Networks and Quantum Supergravity},
author = {Yi Ling and Lee Smolin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9904016},
year = {2009}
}
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21 pages, LaTex, 22 figures, typos corrected and references completed