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 language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4062-4065 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 72 |
Issue number | 26 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1994 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy