A locally finite model for gravity

Details A locally finite model for gravity A locally finite model for gravity

2008-04-02

arxiv.org/abs/0804.0328v1

Found.Phys.38:733-757,2008

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

26 pages, 9 figures

Scientific paper

10.1007/s10701-008-9231-3

Matter interacting classically with gravity in 3+1 dimensions usually gives rise to a continuum of degrees of freedom, so that, in any attempt to quantize the theory, ultraviolet divergences are nearly inevitable. Here, we investigate matter of a form that only displays a finite number of degrees of freedom in compact sections of space-time. In finite domains, one has only exact, analytic solutions. This is achieved by limiting ourselves to straight pieces of string, surrounded by locally flat sections of space-time. Globally, however, the model is not finite, because solutions tend to generate infinite fractals. The model is not (yet) quantized, but could serve as an interesting setting for analytical approaches to classical general relativity, as well as a possible stepping stone for quantum models. Details of its properties are explained, but some problems remain unsolved, such as a complete description of the most violent interactions, which can become quite complex.

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