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Space-time uncertainty relation and operational definition of dimension

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2008-11-26 v1 Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Operational definition of space-time in light of quantum mechanics and general relativity inevitably indicates an intrinsic imprecision in space-time structure which has to do with space-time dimension as well. The operational dimension of space-time turns out to be a scale dependent quantity slightly smaller than four at distances lP\gg l_P. Close to the Planck length the deviation of space-time dimension from four becomes appreciable. The experimental bounds on the deviation of space-time dimension from four coming from the electron g2{\tt g} - 2 factor, Lamb shift in hydrogen atom and the perihelion shift in the planetary motion are still far from the theoretical predictions.

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@article{arxiv.0709.0898,
  title  = {Space-time uncertainty relation and operational definition of dimension},
  author = {Michael Maziashvili},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0709.0898},
  year   = {2008}
}

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5 pages

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