Is there an exponential bound in four-dimensional simplicial gravity?

S. Catterall, J. Kogut, R. Renken

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Abstract

We have studied a model which has been proposed as a regularization for four-dimensional quantum gravity. The partition function is constructed by performing a weighted sum over all triangulations of the four-sphere. Using numerical simulation we present evidence that the number of such triangulations containing V simplices may grow faster than exponentially with V. This property would ensure that the model has no thermodynamic limit.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4062-4065
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume72
Issue number26
DOIs
StatePublished - 1994
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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