A finiteness proof for the Lorentzian state sum spinfoam model for quantum general relativity
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We show that the normalized Lorentzian state sum is finite on any triangulation. It thus provides a candidate for a perturbatively finite quantum theory of general relativity in four dimensions with Lorentzian signature.
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