Volume 363 - 37th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory (LATTICE2019) - Main session
Lattice Gauge Theory and Two Dimensional Quantum Gravity
S. Catterall*, J.U. Yockey and M. Asaduzzaman
Full text: pdf
Pre-published on: January 28, 2020
Published on: August 27, 2020
Abstract
We construct a two dimensional $SU(2)$ lattice gauge theory containing a single adjoint scalar field which, when tuned to a critical point associated to spontaneous breaking of center symmetry, possesses a long distance effective theory which describes two dimensional quantum gravity. The metric is emergent in the theory and depends on the gauge fields with the diffeomorphism symmetry of the continuum metric theory arising from lattice gauge symmetry. Apart from the intrinsic interest in formulating gravity as a lattice gauge theory the construction holds some advantages over traditional numerical approaches eg. dynamical triangulations since it uses only conventional cubic lattices and Wilson gauge links.}
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.363.0043
How to cite

Metadata are provided both in "article" format (very similar to INSPIRE) as this helps creating very compact bibliographies which can be beneficial to authors and readers, and in "proceeding" format which is more detailed and complete.

Open Access