2+1 quantum gravity as a toy model for the 3+1 theory
- 1 October 1989
- journal article
- letter
- Published by IOP Publishing in Classical and Quantum Gravity
- Vol. 6 (10) , L185-L193
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/6/10/001
Abstract
2+1 Einstein gravity is used as a toy model for testing a program for nonperturbative canonical quantisation of the 3+1 theory. The program can be successfully implemented in the model and leads to a surprisingly rich quantum theory.Keywords
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