Operators for quantized directions

Authors
Citation
Sa. Major, Operators for quantized directions, CLASS QUANT, 16(12), 1999, pp. 3859-3877
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM GRAVITY
ISSN journal
02649381 → ACNP
Volume
16
Issue
12
Year of publication
1999
Pages
3859 - 3877
Database
ISI
SICI code
0264-9381(199912)16:12<3859:OFQD>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Inspired by the spin geometry theorem, two operators are defined which meas ure angles in the quantum theory of geometry. One operator assigns a discre te angle to every pair of surfaces passing through a single vertex of a spi n network. This operator, which is effectively the cosine of an angle, is d efined via a scalar product density operator and the area operator. The sec ond operator assigns an angle to two 'bundles' of edges incident to a singl e vertex. While somewhat more complicated than the earlier geometric operat ors, there are a number of properties that are investigated including the f ull spectrum of several operators and, using results of the spin geometry t heorem, conditions to ensure that semiclassical geometry states replicate c lassical angles.