Loop quantum gravity in Ashtekar's variables has during the past fifteen years been studied as a candidate for a quantum theory of general relativity underlying a non-perturbative and background independent approach. The purpose of this thesis is to extend non-perturbative techniques in loop quantum gravity to supergravity, and explore the connections among different approaches to quantum gravity. First we construct the first order formalism of N = 1, N = 2 supergravity in four dimensions, as well as eleven dimensional supergravity, as constrained topological field theories. Their canonical formulations are presented as well. Next we investigate the quantum theory of supergravity in the framework of loop quantum gravity. We study the construction of supersymmetric spin networks based on the representation theory of super Lie algebras. In particular, the Osp(1|2 n) super spin networks are explored in a systematic way. As a direct application, the spectrum of the area operator in simple supergravity is derived by acting on the Hilbert space in the basis of super spin network states. Furthermore, the holographic formulation of quantum supergravity with cosmological constant is obtained by setting appropriate boundary conditions, and the Bekenstein bound is tested at a quantum mechanical level.
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机译:在过去十五年中,作为非相对微扰和背景独立方法的广义相对论量子理论的候选者,对Ashtekar变量中的回路量子引力进行了研究。本文的目的是将环量子引力的非微扰技术扩展到超引力,并探索不同方法之间的联系。首先,我们构造了 N italic> = 1, N italic> = 2一维形式的一阶形式主义,并将其作为约束拓扑场论的四个维度以及十一维超重力。还介绍了它们的规范公式。接下来,我们在环量子引力的框架下研究超重力的量子理论。我们基于超级李代数的表示理论研究了超对称自旋网络的构造。特别是,系统地探索了 Osp italic>(1 | 2 n italic>)超级自旋网络。作为直接应用,通过在超自旋网络状态的基础上作用于希尔伯特空间,得出简单超重力中区域算子的谱。此外,通过设置适当的边界条件,可以获得具有宇宙学常数的量子超重力的全息公式,并在量子力学水平上测试了Bekenstein界。
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