Homotopy approach to quantum gravity
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چکیده
I construct a finite-dimensional quantum theory from general relativity by a homotopy method. Its quantum history is made up of at least two levels of fermionic elements. Its unitary group has the diffeomorphism group as singular limit. Its gravitational metrical form is the algebraic square. Its spinors are multivectors.
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