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A Higher Order GUP with Minimal Length Uncertainty and Maximal Momentum

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-03-19 v5

Abstract

We present a higher order generalized (gravitational) uncertainty principle (GUP) in the form [X,P]=i/(1βP2)[X,P]=i\hbar/(1-\beta P^2). This form of GUP is consistent with various proposals of quantum gravity such as string theory, loop quantum gravity, doubly special relativity, and predicts both a minimal length uncertainty and a maximal observable momentum. We show that the presence of the maximal momentum results in an upper bound on the energy spectrum of the momentum eigenstates and the harmonic oscillator.

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@article{arxiv.1110.2999,
  title  = {A Higher Order GUP with Minimal Length Uncertainty and Maximal Momentum},
  author = {Pouria Pedram},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1110.2999},
  year   = {2015}
}

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13 pages, 4 figures