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Indefinite probabilities in quantum spacetime: A deepening of unpredictability

Quantum Physics 2026-05-29 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

Non-commutative spacetime and quantum groups have been argued to capture non-classical features of spacetime and its symmetries in the low-energy limit of quantum gravity. In this letter, we show that employing the SUq(2)SU_q(2) quantum group to describe rotational symmetry for spin-12\frac{1}{2} systems and Stern-Gerlach apparatuses leads to the description of probabilities of outcomes of spin measurements in terms of non-commuting operators. As a result, we obtain an uncertainty principle between different probability operators, realizing a notion of indefinite probabilities. This is then reflected in the non-commutativity of the entries of the rotation matrix relating the reference frames of two observers, hence fundamentally preventing them from sharply measuring their relative orientation.

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@article{arxiv.2605.23862,
  title  = {Indefinite probabilities in quantum spacetime: A deepening of unpredictability},
  author = {Vittorio D'Esposito and Giuseppe Fabiano and Domenico Frattulillo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.23862},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

7 pages + references and appendices; minor changes in the main text, an image and an appendix are added in v2

R2 v1 2026-07-22T07:28:44.673Z