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Double Quantization

High Energy Physics - Theory 2023-07-25 v3 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Quantum Physics

Abstract

In a quantum gravity theory, it is expected that the classical notion of spacetime disappears, leading to a quantum structure with new properties. A possible way to take into account these quantum effects is through a noncommutativity of spacetime coordinates. In the literature, there is not a clear way to describe at the same time a noncommutativity of spacetime and the phase-space noncommutativity of quantum mechanics. In this paper we address this issue by constructing a Drinfel'd twist in phase space which deals with both quantizations. This method can be applied to a noncommutativity which involves only space, leaving time aside. We apply our construction to the so-called λ\lambda-Minkwoski and Rλ3\mathbb{R}^3_\lambda noncommutative spaces.

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@article{arxiv.2112.11401,
  title  = {Double Quantization},
  author = {Giulia Gubitosi and Fedele Lizzi and José Javier Relancio and Patrizia Vitale},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.11401},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

v2 matches the version accepted for publication on Phys. Rev. D. It includes additional clarifications and references. v3 includes some missing terms in a couple of equations. The conclusions are essentially unaffected