Planck-scale physics: facts and beliefs
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2008-11-26 v1
Abstract
The relevance of the Planck scale to a theory of quantum gravity has become a worryingly little examined assumption that goes unchallenged in the majority of research in this area. However, in all scientific honesty, the significance of Planck's natural units in a future physical theory of spacetime is only a plausible, yet by no means certain, assumption. The purpose of this article is to clearly separate fact from belief in this connection.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0601097,
title = {Planck-scale physics: facts and beliefs},
author = {Diego Meschini},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0601097},
year = {2008}
}
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14 pages, Latex