时间空间的难以忍受的不确定性
Enrico Cinti1,2, Cristian Mariani3, Marco Sanchioni4
1Department of Philosophy, University of Geneva, 5, Rue de Candolle, CH-1211 Gèneve 4, Geneva, Switzerland.
概括
我们提出,量子引力 (QG) 中的时空属性在本体学上是不确定的,这为基础物理提供了新的视角. 这挑战了空间时间在量子引力理论中不是基本的观点.
科学领域:
- 物理 物理学 物理
- 量子引力就是量子引力.
- 科学哲学的哲学科学哲学
背景情况:
- 量子引力 (QG) 中的时空属性是由非通勤运算符在字符串理论和循环 QG 中描述的.
- 当前的辩论往往忽视了这些属性的解释,认为这些属性在本体学上是不确定的.
研究的目的:
- 探索本体学不确定性对QG的时空性质的影响.
- 为了提供一个替代观点,即时空在QG中不是基本的观点.
主要方法:
- 与非相对论量子力学进行类比.
- 分析非通勤操作员在描述可观测的过程中的作用.
主要成果:
- 与时空可观测物相对应的物理量可能在本体学上是不确定的.
- 这种解释更清楚地理解了QG特征与量子力学的连续性.
- 它就QG中的 Eigenstate-Eigenvalue 联系提出了新的问题.
结论:
- 本体学不确定性的概念超越了非相对论量子力学.
- 在 QG 中的时空可以被认为是不确定的,但却是基本的,挑战了普遍的观点.
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