Positive energy in quantum gravity
arXiv:1406.2611 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.90.044034
Abstract
This paper addresses the question of whether Witten's proof of positive ADM energy for classical general relativity can be extended to give a proof of positive energy for a non-perturbative quantization of general relativity. To address this question, a set of conditions is shown to be sufficient for showing the positivity of a Hamiltonian operator corresponding to the ADM energy. One of these conditions is a particular factor ordering for the constraints of general relativity, in a representation where the states are functionals of the Ashtekar connection, and the auxiliary, Witten spinor. These developments are partly based on results derived with Artem Starodubtsev (unpublished notes, 2004).
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