Effective Theory of Braid Excitations of Quantum Geometry in terms of Feynman Diagrams
arXiv:0809.4464 · doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2008.10.025
Abstract
We study interactions amongst topologically conserved excitations of quantum theories of gravity, in particular the braid excitations of four-valent spin networks. These have been shown previously to propagate and interact under evolution rules of spin foam models. We show that the dynamics of these braid excitations can be described by an effective theory based on Feynman diagrams. In this language, braids which are actively interacting are analogous to bosons, in that the topological conservation laws permit them to be singly created and destroyed. Exchanges of these excitations give rise to interactions between braids which are charged under the topological conservation rules.
arXiv comment23 pages, 7 figures. Accepted by Nucl. Phys. B
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