On Recovering Continuum Topology from a Causal Set

Details On Recovering Continuum Topology from a Causal Set On Recovering Continuum Topology from a Causal Set

2006-04-28

arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0604124v3

J.Math.Phys.48:032501,2007

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

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Scientific paper

10.1063/1.2435599

An important question that discrete approaches to quantum gravity must address is how continuum features of spacetime can be recovered from the discrete substructure. Here, we examine this question within the causal set approach to quantum gravity, where the substructure replacing the spacetime continuum is a locally finite partial order. A new topology on causal sets using ``thickened antichains'' is constructed. This topology is then used to recover the homology of a globally hyperbolic spacetime from a causal set which faithfully embeds into it at sufficiently high sprinkling density. This implies a discrete-continuum correspondence which lends support to the fundamental conjecture or ``Hauptvermutung'' of causal set theory.

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