Geometrical measurements in three-dimensional quantum gravity

A set of observables is described for the topological quantum field theory which describes quantum gravity in three space-time dimensions with positive signature and positive cosmological constant. The simplest examples measure the distances between points, giving spectra and probabilities which hav...

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Main Author: Barrett, John W.
Format: Article
Published: 2002
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/56/
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Summary:A set of observables is described for the topological quantum field theory which describes quantum gravity in three space-time dimensions with positive signature and positive cosmological constant. The simplest examples measure the distances between points, giving spectra and probabilities which have a geometrical interpretation. The observables are related to the evaluation of relativistic spin networks by a Fourier transform.