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 . 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 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