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Holographic Space-time and Newton's Law

High Energy Physics - Theory 2013-10-28 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We derive Newton's Law from the formalism of Holographic Space-Time (HST). More precisely, we show that for a large class of Hamiltonians of the type proposed previously for the HST description of a geodesic in Minkowski space, the eikonal for scattering of two massless particles at large impact parameter scales as expected with the impact parameter and the energies of the particles in the center of mass (CM) frame. We also discuss the criteria for black hole production in this collision, and find an estimate, purely within the HST framework, for the impact parameter at which it sets in, which coincides with the estimate based on general relativity.

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@article{arxiv.1310.6052,
  title  = {Holographic Space-time and Newton's Law},
  author = {Tom Banks and Willy Fischler},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1310.6052},
  year   = {2013}
}

Comments

10 pages, no figures, missing appendix added, acknowledgments updated