Author： Aleksandrov S. Yu.
Publisher： Springer Publishing Company
ISSN： 0040-5779
Source： Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Vol.139, Iss.3, 2004-06, pp. : 751-765
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Abstract
We review the Lorentz-covariant approach to loop quantum gravity. This approach solves the Immirzi parameter problem occurring in the standard loop approach based on the SU(2) gauge group. We show that there exists a unique loop quantization preserving all the classical symmetries at the quantum level and that the results obtained with it, such as the area operator spectrum, are independent of the Immirzi parameter. The standard SU(2) approach violates the diffeomorphism invariance and is therefore an incorrect quantization of gravity.
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