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CDT is an attempt to formulate a non-perturbative lattice theory of quantum gravity. We describe the phase diagram and analyse the phase transition between phase B and phase C (which is the analogue of the de Sitter phase observed for the spherical spatial topology). This transition is accessible to ordinary Monte Carlo simulations when the topology of space is toroidal. We find that the transition is most likely first order, but with unusual properties. The end points of the transition line are candidates for second order phase transition points where an UV continuum limit might exist.
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Ambjørn, J., Gizbert-Studnicki, J., Görlich, A. et al. Towards an UV fixed point in CDT gravity. J. High Energ. Phys. 2019, 166 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP07(2019)166
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