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Loop-deformed Poincar\'e algebra

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2015-06-15 v1

Abstract

In this essay we present evidence suggesting that loop quantum gravity leads to deformation of the local Poincar\'e algebra within the limit of high energies. This deformation is a consequence of quantum modification of effective off-shell hypersurface deformation algebra. Surprisingly, the form of deformation suggests that the signature of space-time changes from Lorentzian to Euclidean at large curvatures. We construct particular realization of the loop-deformed Poincar\'e algebra and find that it can be related to curved momentum space, which indicates the relationship with recently introduced notion of relative locality. The presented findings open a new way of testing loop quantum gravity effects.

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@article{arxiv.1304.2208,
  title  = {Loop-deformed Poincar\'e algebra},
  author = {Jakub Mielczarek},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1304.2208},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

Essay written for the Gravity Research Foundation 2013 Awards for Essays on Gravitation, 7 pages, 1 figure

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