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Quantum Deformations of Einstein's Relativistic Symmetries

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-11 v1

Abstract

We shall outline two ways of introducing the modification of Einstein's relativistic symmetries of special relativity theory - the Poincar\'{e} symmetries. The most complete way of introducing the modifications is via the noncocommutative Hopf-algebraic structure describing quantum symmetries. Two types of quantum relativistic symmetries are described, one with constant commutator of quantum Minkowski space coordinates (θμν\theta_{\mu\nu}-deformation) and second with Lie-algebraic structure of quantum space-time, introducing so-called κ\kappa-deformation. The third fundamental constant of Nature - fundamental mass κ\kappa or length λ\lambda - appears naturally in proposed quantum relativistic symmetry scheme. The deformed Minkowski space is described as the representation space (Hopf-module) of deformed Poincar\'{e} algebra. Some possible perspectives of quantum-deformed relativistic symmetries will be outlined.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0604083,
  title  = {Quantum Deformations of Einstein's Relativistic Symmetries},
  author = {Jerzy Lukierski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0604083},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

LaTeX, 8 pages, AIP Proceedings style (included). Submitted to the Proceedings of Albert Einstein Century International Conference, July 18--22, 2005, Paris