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Boundary terms in the action for the Regge calculus

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The boundary terms in the action for Regge's formulation of general relativity on a simplicial net are derived and compared with the boundary terms in continuum general relativity.

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  1. Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, 60637, Chicago, Illinois

    J. B. Hartle

  2. Department of Physics, University of California, 93106, Santa Barbara, California

    J. B. Hartle

  3. Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, 60637, Chicago, Illinois

    R. Sorkin

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Supported in part by the National Science Foundation grants PHY 78-09620 and PHY 78-24275.

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Hartle, J.B., Sorkin, R. Boundary terms in the action for the Regge calculus. Gen Relat Gravit 13, 541–549 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00757240

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