Noncommutative Gravity
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-11-11 v3 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
We consider simple extensions of noncommutativity from flat to curved spacetime. One possibility is to have a generalization of the Moyal product with a covariantly constant noncommutative tensor . In this case the spacetime symmetry is restricted to volume preserving diffeomorphisms which also preserve . Another possibility is an extension of the Kontsevich product to curved spacetime. In both cases the noncommutative product is nonassociative. We find the the order noncommutative correction to the Newtonian potential in the case of a covariantly constant . It is still of the form plus an angle dependent piece. The coupling to matter gives rise to a propagator which is dependent.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/0607115,
title = {Noncommutative Gravity},
author = {E. Harikumar and Victor O. Rivelles},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0607115},
year = {2009}
}
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11 pages, more references added