Volume operator for singly polarized gravity waves with planar or cylindrical symmetry

Donald E. Neville
Phys. Rev. D 73, 124005 – Published 5 June 2006; Erratum Phys. Rev. D 77, 129901 (2008)

Abstract

A previous paper constructed a kinematic basis for spin networks with planar or cylindrical symmetry and arbitrary polarization. This paper imposes a constraint which limits the gravitational wave to a single polarization. The spectrum of the constraint contains a physically reasonable number of zero eigenvalues, and the zero eigenvectors can be constructed explicitly. Commutation of the constraint with the Hamiltonian is expected to lead to a further constraint. This new constraint is not investigated in this paper, but I argue it will be nonlocal, relating states at two or more neighboring vertices.

  • Received 7 December 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.73.124005

©2006 American Physical Society

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Authors & Affiliations

Donald E. Neville*

  • Department of Physics, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA

  • *Electronic address: dneville@temple.edu

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Volume operator for spin networks with planar or cylindrical symmetry

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Vol. 73, Iss. 12 — 15 June 2006

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