A quantum field theory of simplicial geometry and the emergence of spacetime
| dc.creator | Oriti, Daniele | |
| dc.date | 2006-12-29 | |
| dc.date | 2007-01-29 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T10:38:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T10:38:02Z | |
| dc.description | We present the case for a fundamentally discrete quantum spacetime and for Group Field Theories as a candidate consistent description of it, briefly reviewing the key properties of the GFT formalism. We then argue that the outstanding problem of the emergence of a continuum spacetime and of General Relativity from fundamentally discrete quantum structures should be tackled from a condensed matter perspective and using purely QFT methods, adapted to the GFT context. We outline the picture of continuum spacetime as a condensed phase of a GFT and a research programme aimed at realizing this picture in concrete terms. | |
| dc.description | 10 pages, no figures; to appear in the Proceedings of the DICE 2006 Workshop (Piombino, Italy), uses IOP Conf style; v2: typos corrected, added preprint numbers | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0612301 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0612301 | |
| dc.identifier | J.Phys.Conf.Ser.67:012052,2007 | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1088/1742-6596/67/1/012052 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/180578 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Theory | |
| dc.subject | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology | |
| dc.title | A quantum field theory of simplicial geometry and the emergence of spacetime | |
| dc.type | text |