Casual dynamical triangulation?

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Casual Dynamical Triangulation (CDT) is a framework that can be analyzed within the context of Quantum Field Theory (QFT). Recent research, particularly the paper titled "Network Gravity" published in Physical Review D, explores the relationship between CDT and quantum gravity, emphasizing emergent geometry and dimensionality. This study connects CDT with spin foam models, providing insights into fundamental particles without relying on simplicial networks.

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Is CDT a QFT? Can QFT be used with it to explain fundamental particles?
 
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I admit that this does not directly answer your question, but here is an interesting recent paper about network gravity which is a theory of quantum gravity with emergent geometry and dimensionality, and ties in with spin foam models and casual dynamical triangulation, without assuming simplicial networks.

http://journals.aps.org/prd/pdf/10.1103/PhysRevD.95.024001
 
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