Evidence for a continuum limit in causal set dynamics
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چکیده
We find evidence for a continuum limit of a particular causal set dynamics which depends on only a single “coupling constant” p and is easy to simulate on a computer. The model in question is a stochastic process that can also be interpreted as 1-dimensional directed percolation, or in terms of random graphs.
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