Semiclassical Partition Functions for Gravity with Cosmic Strings
arXiv:1301.0016 · doi:10.1088/0264-9381/30/16/165009
Abstract
In this paper we describe an approach to construct semiclassical partition functions in gravity which are complete in the sense that they contain a complete description of the differentiable structures of the underlying 4-manifold. In addition, we find our construction naturally includes cosmic strings. We discuss some possible applications of the partition functions in the fields of both quantum gravity and topological string theory
17 pages, 2 figures, revisions of examples
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