Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-20-1997
Abstract
We re-examine the large quantum gravity effects discovered by Ashtekar in the context of (2 + 1)-dimensional gravity coupled to matter. We study an alternative one-parameter family of coherent states of the theory in which the large quantum gravity effects on the metric can be diminished, at the expense of losing coherence in the matter sector. Which set of states is the one that occurs in nature will determine if the large quantum gravity effects are actually observable as wild fluctuations of the metric or rapid loss of coherence of matter fields. © World Scientific Publishing Company.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Modern Physics Letters A
First Page
2407
Last Page
2413
Recommended Citation
Gambini, R., & Pullin, J. (1997). Large quantum gravity effects: Backreaction on matter. Modern Physics Letters A, 12 (32), 2407-2413. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217732397002508