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Loop Special Relativity: Kaluza-Klein area metric as a line element for stringy events

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2024-07-15 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Let a physical event constitute a simple loop in spacetime. This in turn calls for a generalized loop line element (= distance2^2 between two neighboring loops) capable of restoring, at the shrinking loop limit, the special relativistic line element (= distance2^2 between the two neighboring centers-of-mass, respectively). Sticking at first stage to a flat Euclidean/Minkowski background, one is led to such a preliminary loop line element, where the role of coordinates is played by the oriented cross-sections projected by the loop event. Such cross-sections are generically center-of-mass independent, unless (owing to a topological term) the loop events are intrinsically wrapped around a Kaluza-Klein like compact fifth dimension. Serendipitously, it is the Kaluza-Klein ingredient which, on top of its traditional assignments, is shown to govern the extension of Pythagoras theorem to loop space. Associated with M4S1M_4 \otimes S_1 is then a 10-dim loop spacetime metric, whose 4-dim center-of-mass core term is supplemented by a 6-dim Maxwell-style fine structure. The imperative inclusion of a positive (say Nambu-Goto) string tension within the framework of Loop Special Relativity is fingerprinted by a low periodicity breathing mode. Nash global isometric embedding is conjectured to play a major role in the construction of Loop General Relativity.

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@article{arxiv.2403.11800,
  title  = {Loop Special Relativity: Kaluza-Klein area metric as a line element for stringy events},
  author = {Aharon Davidson and Nadav Barkai},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.11800},
  year   = {2024}
}

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11 PRD pages, 5 figures