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Space-time uncertainty relation and Lorentz invariance

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-31 v3 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We discuss a Lorentz covariant space-time uncertainty relation, which agrees with that of Karolyhazy-Ng-van Dam when an observational time period delta t is larger than the Planck time lp. At delta t < lp, this uncertainty relation takes roughly the form delta t delta x > lp^2, which can be derived from the condition prohibiting the multi-production of probes to a geometry. We show that there exists a minimal area rather than a minimal length in the four-dimensional case. We study also a three-dimensional free field theory on a non-commutative space-time realizing the uncertainty relation. We derive the algebra among the coordinate and momentum operators and define a positive-definite norm of the representation space. In four-dimensional space-time, the Jacobi identity should be violated in the algebraic representation of the uncertainty relation.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0001161,
  title  = {Space-time uncertainty relation and Lorentz invariance},
  author = {Naoki Sasakura},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0001161},
  year   = {2009}
}

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