quantum space-times


This is a contributed topic on quantum space-timesPlanetmathPlanetmath viewed from general relativistic and quantum gravity standpoints, and includes, for example, quantum geometry fundamental notions.

1 Quantum Space-times (QST)

The concept of quantum space-times (QST) is fundamental to the development of relativistic quantum theoriesPlanetmathPlanetmath and at this point it can only be broadly defined as a class of mathematical spaces that allow the construction of quantum physical theories in a manner consistent with both relativistic principles and quantum gravity. There is no universal agreement amongst either theoretical physicists or mathematicians who work on Physical Mathematics about either a specific definition of such quantum space-times or how to develop a valid classification theory of quantum space-times. However, several specific definitions or models were proposed and a list of such examples is presented next.

1.1 Specific Definitions for Models of Quantum Space-Times (QSTs) and Quantum Geometry

  • QSTs represented by posets or causal sets

  • QSTs represented by so-called quantum topoi (QTs) with Heyting logic algebra as a subobject classifier

  • QSTs represented by Topological Quantum Field Theories (TQFTs) or HomotopyMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmath QFTs

  • QSTs represented as spin foams of spin networks (http://planetmath.org/SpinNetworksAndSpinFoams)

  • QSTs represented as a noncommutative, algebraic– and/or “geometrical”–quantized space as in noncommutative geometryPlanetmathPlanetmath models for SUSY

  • QSTs represented as generalized Riemannian manifolds with quantum tangent spacesMathworldPlanetmath

  • QSTs represented as presheaves of local nets of quantum operators in Algebraic QFT

  • QSTs represented as quantum fields (QF) on a (physical) lattice of geometric points

  • QSTs represented as consisting of quantum loops

  • QSTs represented as fractal dimension spaces

  • QST represented as a quantum categoryPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath of locally compact grpoupoids

  • QSTs represented as categoriesMathworldPlanetmath or spaces of quantized strings as in string theories

  • Twistor representations in quantum gravity (QG) (introduced by Sir Roger Penrose).

Title quantum space-times
Canonical name QuantumSpacetimes
Date of creation 2013-03-22 18:15:56
Last modified on 2013-03-22 18:15:56
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Classification msc 81R60
Classification msc 81R50
Classification msc 81P10
Classification msc 83C47
Classification msc 83C75
Classification msc 83C45
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Synonym QST
Synonym quantum state spaces
Synonym quantum spaces
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Defines quantum space-time structure
Defines QST