Published November 21, 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

The particle interpretation of N = 1 supersymmetric spin foams

  • 1. Dipartimento di Fisica 'E. Amaldi', Universita degli Studi Roma Tre, Via della Vasca Navale 84, 00146 Roma (Italy)
  • 2. Laboratoire de Physique, ENS Lyon, CNRS UMR 5672, 46 Allee d'Italie, 69007 Lyon (France)
  • 3. MPI fuer Gravitationsphysik, Albert Einstein Institute, Am Muehlenberg 1, D-14476 Potsdam (Germany)

Description

We show that N = 1-supersymmetric BF theory in 3D leads to a supersymmetric spin foam amplitude via a lattice discretization. Furthermore, by analysing the supersymmetric quantum amplitudes, we show that they can be re-interpreted as 3D gravity coupled to embedded fermionic Feynman diagrams.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/27/22/225022

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0264-9381/27/22/225022;
PII
S0264-9381(10)54463-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Journal Volume
27
Journal Issue
22
Journal Page Range
[30 p.]
ISSN
0264-9381
CODEN
CQGRDG

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42033091
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
AMPLITUDES; FERMIONS; FEYNMAN DIAGRAM; GRAVITATION; LATTICE FIELD THEORY; QUANTUM GRAVITY; SPIN; SUPERSYMMETRY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; CONSTRUCTIVE FIELD THEORY; DIAGRAMS; FIELD THEORIES; INFORMATION; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SYMMETRY