Published April 7, 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

A freely falling frame at the interface of gravitational and quantum realms

  • 1. Center for Mathematical, Physical, and Biological Structure of Universe (CIU), Department of Mathematics, University of Zacatecas (UAZ), Zacatecas, Zac 98060 (Mexico)
  • 2. Ashram for the Studies of the Glass Bead Game (ASGBG), Ap. Postal C-600, Zacatecas, Zac 98060 (Mexico)

Description

I briefly argue for logical necessity to incorporate, besides c, ℎ, two fundamental length scales in the symmetries associated with the interface of gravitational and quantum realms. Next, in order to clear the proverbial bush, I discuss the CPT and indistinguishability issue related to recent nonlinear deformations of special relativity and suggest why algebraically well-defined extensions of special relativity do not require nonlinear deformations. That done, I suggest why the stable Snyder-Yang-Mendes Lie algebra should be considered as a serious candidate for the symmetries underlying freely falling frames at the interface of gravitational and quantum realms; thus echoing, and complementing, arguments recently put forward by Chryssomalakos and Okon. In the process I obtain concrete form of uncertainty relations which involve above-indicated length scales and a new dimensionless constant. I draw attention to the fact that because superconducting quantum interference devices can carry roughly 1023 Cooper pairs in a single quantum state, Planck-mass quantum systems already exist in the laboratory. These may be used for possible exploration of the interface of the gravitational and quantum realms

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0264-9381/22/1433/cqg5_7_015.pdf or at the Web site for the journal Classical and Quantum Gravity (ISSN 1361-6382) http://www.iop.org/

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Journal Volume
22
Journal Issue
7
Journal Page Range
p. 1433-1450
ISSN
0264-9381
CODEN
CQGRDG