State sum models for quantum gravity
arXiv:gr-qc/0010050
Abstract
This paper reviews the construction of quantum field theory on a 4-dimensional spacetime by combinatorial methods, and discusses the recent developments in the direction of a combinatorial construction of quantum gravity.
amslatex, 7 pages, ICMP conference talk
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