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Causally neutral quantum physics

Quantum Physics 2019-02-18 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

In fundamental theories that accounts for quantum gravitational effects, the spacetime causal structure is expected to be quantum uncertain. Previous studies of quantum causal structure focused on finite-dimensional systems. Here we present an algebraic framework that incorporates both finite- and infinite-dimensional systems including quantum fields. Thanks to the absence of a definite spacetime causal structure, Lagrangian quantum field theories can be studied on a quantum superposition of spacetimes with a point identification structure.

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@article{arxiv.1902.05837,
  title  = {Causally neutral quantum physics},
  author = {Ding Jia},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1902.05837},
  year   = {2019}
}

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6 pages, 1 figure