The Space-Time Manifold as a Critical Solid
| dc.creator | Orland, Peter | |
| dc.date | 1993-04-02 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T04:19:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T04:19:21Z | |
| dc.description | It is argued that the problems of the cosmological constant, stability and renormalizability of quantum gravity can be solved if the space-time manifold arises through spontaneous symmetry breaking. A ``pre-manifold" model is presented in which many points are connected by random bonds. A set of $D$ real numbers assigned to each point are coupled between points connected by bonds. It is then found that the dominant configuration of bonds is a flat $D$-dimensional manifold, on which there is a massless matter field. Long-wavelength fluctuations can describe quantized massless gravity if $D=\;4$, $6$, $8...$. | |
| dc.description | 10 pages, BCUNY-HEP-93-1 | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9304004 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9304004 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/53519 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Theory | |
| dc.title | The Space-Time Manifold as a Critical Solid | |
| dc.type | text |