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Spacetime and Fields, a Quantum Texture

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-07 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Quantum Physics

Abstract

We report on joint work, past and in progress, with K.Fredenhagen and with J.E,Roberts, on the quantum structure of spacetime in the small which is dictated by the principles of Quantum Mechanics and of General Relativity; we comment on how these principles point to a deep link between coordinates and fields. This is an expanded version of a lecture delivered at the 37th Karpacz School in Theoretical Physics, February 2001.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0105251,
  title  = {Spacetime and Fields, a Quantum Texture},
  author = {Sergio Doplicher},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0105251},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

LaTeX, 15 pages. Misprints and wording corrected, references added; change in section 3. Related references: hep-th/0303037, hep-th/0201222, hep-th/0301100