A Ponzano-Regge model of Lorentzian 3-Dimensional gravity
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We present the construction of the partition function of 3-dimensional gravity in the Lorentzian regime as a state sum model over a triangulation. This generalize the work of Ponzano and Regge to the case of Lorentzian signature.
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