109 citations · 187 across the 3 of their papers we have counts for
3 papers
gr-qc2005★ 21 cited
A group field theory for 3d quantum gravity coupled to a scalar field
Laurent Freidel, Daniele Oriti, James Ryan
We present a new group field theory model, generalising the Boulatov model, which incorporates both 3-dimensional gravity and matter coupled to gravity. We show that the Feynman di…
hep-th2005★ 109 cited
Quantum gravity in terms of topological observables
Laurent Freidel, Artem Starodubtsev
We recast the action principle of four dimensional General Relativity so that it becomes amenable for perturbation theory which doesn't break general covariance. The coupling const…
gr-qc2004★ 57 cited
Ponzano-Regge model revisited II: Equivalence with Chern-Simons
Laurent Freidel, David Louapre
We provide a mathematical definition of the gauge fixed Ponzano-Regge model showing that it gives a measure on the space of flat connections whose volume is well defined. We then s…