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Background Independent Quantum Mechanics and Gravity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2008-11-26 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Quantum Physics

Abstract

We argue that the demand of background independence in a quantum theory of gravity calls for an extension of standard geometric quantum mechanics. We discuss a possible kinematical and dynamical generalization of the latter by way of a quantum covariance of the state space. Specifically, we apply our scheme to the problem of a background independent formulation of Matrix Theory.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0305193,
  title  = {Background Independent Quantum Mechanics and Gravity},
  author = {Djordje Minic and Chia-Hsiung Tze},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0305193},
  year   = {2008}
}

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