Abstract
In the context of $2+1$-dimensional quantum gravity with negative cosmological constant and topology $\mathbb{R} \times T^2$, constant matrix-valued connections generate a $q$-deformed representation of the fundamental group, and signed area phases relate the quantum matrices assigned to homotopic loops. Some features of the resulting quantum geometry are explored, and as a consequence a quantum version of the Goldman bracket is obtained.
Citation
J. E. Nelson. R. F. Picken. "Constant connections, quantum holonomies and the Goldman bracket." Adv. Theor. Math. Phys. 9 (3) 407 - 433, June 2005.
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