Dimensional Reduction in Causal Set Gravity

ORAL

Abstract

Several different approaches to quantum gravity indicate that the effective dimension of spacetime falls to approximately two at very short distances. I provide evidence for similar behavior in the causal set approach to quantum gravity.

*Supported in part by Department of Energy grant DE– FG02-91ER40674

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Authors

  • Steven Carlip

    • Univ of California - Davis