# A Practical Look at Regge Calculus

### Abstract

Regge calculus is the classical starting point for a bunch of different models of quantum gravity. Moreover, it is often considered a finite-element discretization of general relativity, providing so a potential practical scheme for numerical relativity. Despite these important roles, not many sample calculations have been studied. I will present one detailed example which, step-by-step, will show the power and the limits of this model. Many interesting aspects and open problems related to the Lorentzian structure of the discrete system will emerge.

Publication
1st Karl Schwarzschild Meeting on Gravitational Physics Volume 170 of the series Springer Proceedings in Physics pp 381-386
Date

Bibtex:

@InCollection{marinelli2016practical,
Title                    = {{A Practical Look at Regge Calculus}},
Author                   = {Marinelli, Dimitri and Immirzi, Giorgio},
Booktitle                = {1st Karl Schwarzschild Meeting on Gravitational Physics},
Publisher                = {Springer International Publishing},
Year                     = {2013},
Pages                    = {381--386},
Series                   = {Springer Proceeding in Physics},

Addendum                 = {Cited in the \href{http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ReggeCalculus.html}{MathWorld entry on - "Regge Calculus" }},
Doi                      = {10.1007/978-3-319-20046-0_46},
Journal                  = {Springer Proceeding in Physics},
Timestamp                = {2015.11.13}
}