Matter-Driven Change of Spacetime Topology
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Using Monte Carlo computer simulations, we study the impact of matter fields on the geometry of a typical quantum universe in the causal dynamical triangulations (CDT) model of lattice quantum gravity. The quantum universe has the size of a few Planck lengths and the spatial topology of a three-torus. The matter fields are multicomponent scalar fields taking values in a torus with circumference delta in each spatial direction, which acts as a new parameter in the CDT model. Changing d, we observe a phase transition caused by the scalar field. This discovery may have important consequences for quantum universes with nontrivial topology, since the phase transition can change the topology to a simply connected one.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 161301 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 127 |
Issue number | 16 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISSN | 0031-9007 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Oct 2021 |
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