de Sitter instanton from Euclidean dynamical triangulations
We study the emergence of de Sitter space in Euclidean dynamical triangulations (EDT). Working within the semi-classical approximation, it is possible to relate the lattice parameters entering the simulations to the partition function of Euclidean quantum gravity. We verify that the EDT geometries b...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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9 June 2021
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Physical review
Year: 2021, Volume: 103, Issue: 11, Pages: 1-12 |
| ISSN: | 2470-0029 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevD.103.114504 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.103.114504 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.103.114504 
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| Author Notes: | Scott Bassler, Jack Laiho, Marc Schiffer, Judah Unmuth-Yockey |
| Summary: | We study the emergence of de Sitter space in Euclidean dynamical triangulations (EDT). Working within the semi-classical approximation, it is possible to relate the lattice parameters entering the simulations to the partition function of Euclidean quantum gravity. We verify that the EDT geometries behave semiclassically, and by making contact with the Hawking-Moss instanton solution for the Euclidean partition function, we show how to extract a value of the renormalized Newton’s constant from the simulations. This value is consistent with that of our previous determination coming from the interaction of scalar particles. That the same universal constant appears in these two different sectors of the theory is a strong indication that EDT provides a viable formulation of quantum gravity. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 11.08.2021 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 2470-0029 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevD.103.114504 |