Published November 7, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

LQG propagator: III. The new vertex

  • 1. Laboratoire de Physique, ENS Lyon, CNRS UMR 5672, 46 Allee d'Italie, 69364 Lyon (France)
  • 2. Centre de Physique Theorique de Luminy , Universite de la Mediterranee, F-13288 Marseille (France)

Description

In the first article of this series, we pointed out a difficulty in the attempt to derive the low-energy behavior of the graviton two-point function, from the loop-quantum-gravity dynamics defined by the Barrett-Crane vertex amplitude. Here we show that this difficulty disappears when using the corrected vertex amplitude recently introduced in the literature. In particular, we show that the asymptotic analysis of the new vertex amplitude recently performed by Barrett, Fairbairn and others, implies that the vertex has precisely the asymptotic structure that, in the second article of this series, was indicated as the key necessary condition for overcoming the difficulty.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/26/21/215001

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0264-9381/26/21/215001;
PII
S0264-9381(09)22134-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Journal Volume
26
Journal Issue
21
Journal Page Range
[8 p.]
ISSN
0264-9381
CODEN
CQGRDG

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41106621
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
AMPLITUDES; ASYMPTOTIC SOLUTIONS; FUNCTIONS; PROPAGATOR; QUANTUM GRAVITY
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY