Metric Properties of the Fuzzy Sphere

The fuzzy sphere, as a quantum metric space, carries a sequence of metrics which we describe in detail. We show that the Bloch coherent states, with these spectral distances, form a sequence of metric spaces that converge to the round sphere in the high-spin limit.
It is common practice in several fields to "approximate: a manifold with a finite or countable subset of its points. A typical example in particle physics is the study of quantum field theories on a lattice: although they can be as difficult as continuous theories, they are of great interest since they can be studied with computer simulations.