Published July 30, 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Non-Pauli Transitions from Spacetime Noncommutativity

  • 1. The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, CIT Campus, Taramani, Chennai, India 600 113 (India)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244-1130 (United States)

Description

The consideration of noncommutative spacetimes in quantum theory can be plausibly advocated from physics at the Planck scale. Typically, this noncommutativity is controlled by fixed 'vectors' or 'tensors' with numerical entries like θμν for the Moyal spacetime. In approaches enforcing Poincare invariance, these deform or twist the method of (anti)symmetrization of identical particle state vectors. We argue that the Earth's rotation and movements in the cosmos are 'sudden' events to Pauli-forbidden processes. This induces (twisted) bosonic components in state vectors of identical spinorial particles. These components induce non-Pauli transitions. From known limits on such transitions, we infer that the energy scale for noncommutativity is > or approx. 1024 TeV. This suggests a new energy scale beyond the Planck scale.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
105
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 051601-051601.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42005899
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
COMMUTATION RELATIONS; PARTICLES; ROTATION; SPACE-TIME; UNIVERSE; VECTORS
Descriptors DEC
MOTION; TENSORS

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