Lattice Gravity and Random Surfaces

Abstract

I review recent progress in simplicial quantum gravity in three and four dimensions, in particular new results on the phase structure of modified models of dynamical triangulations, the application of a strong-coupling expansion, and the benefits provided by including degenerate triangulations. In addition, I describe some recent numerical and analytical results on anisotropic crystalline membranes.

Comments: 22 pages, Latex2e, 13 eps-figures. Review talk presented at LATTICE98 (Boulder)