Published May 7, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Natural extension of the generalized uncertainty principle

  • 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201 (United States)
  • 2. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Ferrara, I-44100 Ferrara (Italy)

Description

We discuss a gedanken experiment for the simultaneous measurement of the position and momentum of a particle in de Sitter spacetime. We propose an extension of the so-called generalized uncertainty principle (GUP) which implies the existence of a minimum observable momentum. The new GUP is directly connected to the nonzero cosmological constant, which becomes a necessary ingredient for a more complete picture of the quantum spacetime

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/25/9/095006

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0264-9381/25/9/095006;
PII
S0264-9381(08)71132-8;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Journal Volume
25
Journal Issue
9
Journal Page Range
[8 p.]
ISSN
0264-9381
CODEN
CQGRDG

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40065572
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT; DE SITTER GROUP; DE SITTER SPACE; SPACE-TIME; UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE
Descriptors DEC
LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; SPACE; SYMMETRY GROUPS