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The Generalized Uncertainty Principle and Quantum Gravity Phenomenology

High Energy Physics - Theory 2013-05-21 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Quantum Physics

Abstract

In this article we examine a Generalized Uncertainty Principle which differs from the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle by terms linear and quadratic in particle momenta, as proposed by the authors in an earlier paper. We show that this affects all Hamiltonians, and in particular those which describe low energy experiments. We discuss possible observational consequences. Further, we also show that this indicates that space may be discrete at the fundamental level.

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@article{arxiv.1001.2642,
  title  = {The Generalized Uncertainty Principle and Quantum Gravity Phenomenology},
  author = {Ahmed Farag Ali and Saurya Das and Elias C. Vagenas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.2642},
  year   = {2013}
}

Comments

3 pages. Talk given by SD at the 12th Marcel Grossmann conference (Paris, July, 2009)