Quantum Einstein-Maxwell fields: A unified viewpoint from the loop representation.
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We propose a naive unification of Electromagnetism and General Relativity based on enlarging the gauge group of Ashtekar’s new variables. We construct the connection and loop representations and analyze the space of states. In the loop representation, the wavefunctions depend on two loops, each of them carrying information about both gravitation and electromagnetism. We find that the Chern-Simons form and the Jones Polynomial play a role in the model.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review. D, Particles and fields
دوره 47 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993