CDT and the Big Bang
High Energy Physics - Theory
2017-04-11 v1
Abstract
We describe a CDT-like model where breaking of W3 symmetry will lead to the emergence of time and subsequently of space. Surprisingly the simplest such models which lead to higher dimensional spacetimes are based on the four "magical" Jordan algebras of 3x3 Hermitian matrices with real, complex, quaternion and octonion entries, respectively. The simplest symmetry breaking leads to universes with spacetime dimensions 3, 4, 6, and 10.
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@article{arxiv.1704.02905,
title = {CDT and the Big Bang},
author = {J. Ambjorn and Y. Watabiki},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1704.02905},
year = {2017}
}