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A topological state sum model for a scalar field on the circle
Steven Kerr
This paper is a follow-up to a previous paper on fermions. A simple state sum model for a scalar field on a triangulated 1-manifold is constructed. The model is independent of the…
Hamiltonian analysis of self-dual gauge gravity
Steven Kerr
The Hamiltonian analysis of the self-dual gauge gravity theory is carried out. The resulting canonical structure is equivalent to that of self-dual gravity.
Gauge theory of gravity and matter
Steven Kerr
It is shown how to write the first order action for gravity in a gauge theoretic formalism where the spin connection and frame field degrees of freedom are assimilated together int…
Topological quantum field theory and quantum gravity
Steven Kerr
This thesis is broadly split into two parts. In the first part, simple state sum models for minimally coupled fermion and scalar fields are constructed on a -manifold. The model…
Gauge gravity and discrete quantum models
John W. Barrett, Steven Kerr
The gauge gravity action for general relativity in any dimension using a connection for the Euclidean or Poincaré group and a symmetry-breaking scalar field is written using a part…
A topological state sum model for fermions on the circle
John W. Barrett, Steven Kerr, Jorma Louko
A simple state sum model for fermions on a 1-manifold is constructed. The model is independent of the triangulation and gives exactly the same partition function as the Dirac funct…