A result in 2d causal set theory: the emergence of spacetime
Brightwell, Graham
(2009)
A result in 2d causal set theory: the emergence of spacetime.
Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 174 (012049).
pp. 1-6.
ISSN 1742-6596
A 2d model of causal set quantum gravity is constructed using a continuum-inspired dynamics. Apart from a restriction to causal set dimension and topology, the model is fully dynamical and includes all relevant 2d conformally flat degrees of freedom. Surprisingly, in the large N limit the partition function is dominated by causal sets that resemble 2d Minkowski spacetime. Thus, in this model the "entropy problem" of causal set theory is overcome and a sensible low energy limit is obtained.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Departments | Mathematics |
| DOI | 10.1088/1742-6596/174/1/012049 |
| Date Deposited | 30 Mar 2010 15:04 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/27621 |