
arXiv: 1105.3385
We perform a quantization of the loop gravity phase space purely in terms of spinorial variables, which have recently been shown to provide a direct link between spin network states and simplicial geometries. The natural Hilbert space to represent these spinors is the Bargmann space of holomorphic square-integrable functions over complex numbers. We show the unitary equivalence between the resulting generalized Bargmann space and the standard loop quantum gravity Hilbert space by explicitly constructing the unitary map. The latter maps SU(2)-holonomies, when written as a function of spinors, to their holomorphic part. We analyze the properties of this map in detail. We show that the subspace of gauge invariant states can be characterized particularly easy in this representation of loop gravity. Furthermore, this map provides a tool to efficiently calculate physical quantities since integrals over the group are exchanged for straightforward integrals over the complex plane.
simplicial geometries, Spaces of differentiable or holomorphic functions on infinite-dimensional spaces, FOS: Physical sciences, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc), Mathematical Physics (math-ph), Quantization of the gravitational field, Spinor and twistor methods in general relativity and gravitational theory; Newman-Penrose formalism, spin network states, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology, Mathematical Physics
simplicial geometries, Spaces of differentiable or holomorphic functions on infinite-dimensional spaces, FOS: Physical sciences, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc), Mathematical Physics (math-ph), Quantization of the gravitational field, Spinor and twistor methods in general relativity and gravitational theory; Newman-Penrose formalism, spin network states, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology, Mathematical Physics
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