Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/2289/4537
Title: Result in 2d causal set theory: the emergence of spacetime
Authors: Brightwell, Graham
Henson, Joe
Surya, Sumati
Issue Date: Jun-2009
Publisher: IOP Publishing Ltd
Citation: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2009, Vol. 174, p012049
Abstract: 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.
Description: Open Access
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2289/4537
ISSN: 1742-6588
1742-6596 (Online)
Alternative Location: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/174/1/012049
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009JPhCS.174a2049B
Copyright: 2009 IOP Publishing Ltd
Appears in Collections:Research Papers (TP)

Files in This Item:
File Description SizeFormat 
2009_JPCS_V.174_p..pdf
  Restricted Access
Open Access555.18 kBAdobe PDFView/Open Request a copy


Items in RRI Digital Repository are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.