51 research outputs found
Regge gravity on general triangulations
We investigate quantum gravity in four dimensions using the Regge approach on
triangulations of the four-torus with general, non-regular incidence matrices.
We find that the simplicial lattice tends to develop spikes for vertices with
low coordination numbers even for vanishing gravitational coupling. Different
to the regular, hypercubic lattices almost exclusively used in previous
studies, we find now that the observables depend on the measure. Computations
with nonvanishing gravitational coupling still reveal the existence of a region
with well-defined expectation values. However, the phase structure depends on
the triangulation. Even with additional higher- order terms in the action the
critical behavior of the system changes with varying (local) coordination
numbers.Comment: uuencoded postscript file, 16 page
SU(2) potentials in quantum gravity
We present investigations of the potential between static charges from a
simulation of quantum gravity coupled to an SU(2) gauge field on and simplicial lattices. In the well-defined phase of the
gravity sector where geometrical expectation values are stable, we study the
correlations of Polyakov loops and extract the corresponding potentials between
a source and sink separated by a distance . In the confined phase, the
potential has a linear form while in the deconfined phase, a screened Coulombic
behavior is found. Our results indicate that quantum gravitational effects do
not destroy confinement due to non-abelian gauge fields.Comment: 3 pages, contribution to Lattice 94 conference, uuencoded compressed
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Static Quark Potentials in Quantum Gravity
We present potentials between static charges from simulations of quantum
gravity coupled to an SU(2) gauge field on and
simplicial lattices. The action consists of the gravitational term given by
Regge's discrete version of the Euclidean Einstein action and a gauge term
given by the Wilson action, with coupling constants and
respectively. In the well-defined phase of the gravity sector where geometrical
expectation values are stable, we study the correlations of Polyakov loops and
extract the corresponding potentials between a source and sink separated by a
distance . We compare potentials on a flat simplicial lattice with those on
a fluctuating Regge skeleton. In the confined phase, the potential has a linear
form while in the deconfined phase, a screened Coulombic behavior is found. Our
results indicate that quantum gravitational effects do not destroy confinement
due to non-abelian gauge fields.Comment: 8 pages, to be published in Phys. Lett. B, uuencoded compressed
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Indications for Criticality at Zero Curvature in a 4d Regge Model of Euclidean Quantum Gravity
We re-examine the approach to four-dimensional Euclidean quantum gravity
based on the Regge calculus. A cut-off on the link lengths is introduced and
consequently the gravitational coupling and the cosmological constant become
independent parameters. We determine the zero curvature, , line in the
coupling constant plane by numerical simulations. When crossing this line we
find a strong, probably first order, phase transition line with indications of
a second order endpoint. Beyond the endpoint the transition through the line appears to be a crossover. Previous investigations, using the Regge or
the Dynamical Triangulation approach, dealt with a limit in which the first
order transition prevails.Comment: Contribution to the lattice 2003 Tsukuba symposiu
Spins coupled to a -Regge lattice in 4d
We study an Ising spin system coupled to a fluctuating four-dimensional
-Regge lattice and compare with the results of the four-dimensional Ising
model on a regular lattice. Particular emphasis is placed on the phase
transition of the spin system and the associated critical exponents. We present
results from finite-size scaling analyses of extensive Monte Carlo simulations
which are consistent with mean-field predictions.Comment: Lattice2001(surfaces), 3 pages, 2 figure
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