Crossing the c=1 barrier in 2d Lorentzian quantum gravity

Details Crossing the c=1 barrier in 2d Lorentzian quantum gravity Crossing the c=1 barrier in 2d Lorentzian quantum gravity

1999-09-17

arxiv.org/abs/hep-lat/9909129v1

Phys.Rev. D61 (2000) 044010

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Lattice

21 pages, 18 figures (postscript), uses JHEP.cls, see http://www.nbi.dk/~ambjorn/lqg2 for related animated simulations

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevD.61.044010

In an extension of earlier work we investigate the behaviour of two-dimensional Lorentzian quantum gravity under coupling to a conformal field theory with c>1. This is done by analyzing numerically a system of eight Ising models (corresponding to c=4) coupled to dynamically triangulated Lorentzian geometries. It is known that a single Ising model couples weakly to Lorentzian quantum gravity, in the sense that the Hausdorff dimension of the ensemble of two-geometries is two (as in pure Lorentzian quantum gravity) and the matter behaviour is governed by the Onsager exponents. By increasing the amount of matter to 8 Ising models, we find that the geometry of the combined system has undergone a phase transition. The new phase is characterized by an anomalous scaling of spatial length relative to proper time at large distances, and as a consequence the Hausdorff dimension is now three. In spite of this qualitative change in the geometric sector, and a very strong interaction between matter and geometry, the critical exponents of the Ising model retain their Onsager values. This provides evidence for the conjecture that the KPZ values of the critical exponents in 2d Euclidean quantum gravity are entirely due to the presence of baby universes. Lastly, we summarize the lessons learned so far from 2d Lorentzian quantum gravity.

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