Four-dimensional Quantum Gravity with a Cosmological Constant from Three-dimensional Holomorphic Blocks

ORAL

Abstract

Prominent approaches to quantum gravity struggle when it comes to incorporating a positive cosmological constant in their models. Using quantization of a complex SL(2,C) Chern-Simons theory we include a cosmological constant, of either sign, into a model of quantum gravity.

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Authors

  • Hal Haggard

    Bard College

  • Muxin Han

    Florida Atlantic University

  • Wojciech Kaminski

    Instytut Fizyki Teoretycznej, Uniwersytet Warszawski

  • Aldo Riello

    Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics