Gravity action on discontinuous metrics

Details Gravity action on discontinuous metrics Gravity action on discontinuous metrics

2008-08-07

arxiv.org/abs/0808.1039v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

6 pages

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We consider minisuperspace gravity system described by piecewise flat metric discontinuous on three-dimensional faces (tetrahedra). There are infinite terms in the Einstein action. However, starting from proper regularization, these terms in the exponential of path integral result in pre-exponent factor with $\delta$-functions requiring vanishing metric discontinuities. Thereby path integral measure in Regge calculus is related to path integral measure in Regge calculus where length of an edge is not constrained to be the same for all the 4-tetrahedra containing this edge, i.e. in Regge calculus with independent 4-tetrahedra. The result obtained is in accordance with our previous one obtained from symmetry considerations.

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