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Exploratory numerical study of discrete quantum gravity

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

With reliance on Regge calculus and the Regge-Einstein action, models of four-dimensional Euclidean gravity are simulated numerically. The scale a = 1/sub 0/ is set by fixing the expectation value of a length. Monte Carlo calculations support the following results: In the infinite-volume limit, canonical dimensions are realized and a fi- nite action density is obtained.

Research Organization:
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland and II. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany
OSTI ID:
5259814
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 55:9; ISSN PRLTA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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