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Collapse of 4D random geometries

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2009-10-30 v1

Abstract

We extend the analysis of the Backgammon model to an ensemble with a fixed number of balls and a fluctuating number of boxes. In this ensemble the model exhibits a first order phase transition analogous to the one in higher dimensional simplicial gravity. The transition relies on a kinematic condensation and reflects a crisis of the integration measure which is probably a part of the more general problem with the measure for functional integration over higher (d>2) dimensional Riemannian structures.

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@article{arxiv.hep-lat/9707028,
  title  = {Collapse of 4D random geometries},
  author = {P. Bialas and Z. Burda},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-lat/9707028},
  year   = {2009}
}

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7 pages, Latex2e, 2 figures (.eps)

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