Published June 1, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Quantum tetrahedra: A toy model for classical limit of the quantum gravity

  • 1. Centre for Quantum Computer Technology Faculty of Science, Macquarie University Sydney NSW 2113 (Australia)

Description

We present an asymptotically optimal generalized measurement for the joint extraction of classical information from a quantum tetrahedron for set of non-commuting observables. The optimal uncertainty in dihedral angles is shown to scale as an inverse of the surface area. However clustering of many small tetrahedra leads to a faster convergence to a classical geometry.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/174/1/012050

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
174
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
[9 p.]
ISSN
1742-6596

Conference

Title
4. international workshop on decoherence, information, complexity and entropy - From quantum mechanics through complexity to spacetime: The role of emergent dynamical structures
Acronym
DICE 2008
Dates
22-26 Sep 2008
Place
Castiglioncello (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41107022
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CONVERGENCE; GEOMETRY; INFORMATION THEORY; QUANTUM GRAVITY; SURFACE AREA
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; MATHEMATICS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SURFACE PROPERTIES