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Non-local Field Theory from Matrix Models

High Energy Physics - Theory 2022-06-28 v1

Abstract

We show that a class of matrix theories can be understood as an extension of quantum field theory which has non-local interactions. This reformulation is based on the Wigner-Weyl transformation, and the interactions take the form of Moyal product on a doubled geometry. We recover local dynamics on the spacetime as a low-energy limit. This framework opens up the possibility for studying novel high-energy phenomena, including the unification of gauge and geometric symmetries in a gauge theory.

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@article{arxiv.2206.13458,
  title  = {Non-local Field Theory from Matrix Models},
  author = {Andrzej Banburski and Jaron Lanier and Vasudev Shyam and Lee Smolin and Yigit Yargic},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.13458},
  year   = {2022}
}

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24 pages

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