Noncommutativity and discrete physics.

DOI10.1016/S0167-2789(98)00049-9zbMATH Open1040.81529arXivq-alg/9709012MaRDI QIDQ1586911FDOQ1586911

Authors: Louis Kauffman 

Publication date: 20 November 2000

Published in: Physica D (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present an introduction to a point of view for discrete foundations of physics. In taking a discrete stance, we find that the initial expression of physical theory must occur in a context of noncommutative algebra and noncommutative vector analysis. In this way the formalism of quantum mechanics occurs first, but not necessarily with the usual interpretations. The basis for this work is a non-commutative discrete calculus and the observation that it takes one tick of the discrete clock to measure momentum.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/q-alg/9709012

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zbMATH Keywords

Poisson bracketLeibniz ruleCommutatorSpin network

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum groups and related algebraic methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81R50) Topological field theories in quantum mechanics (81T45) Noncommutative geometry in quantum theory (81R60) Noncommutative geometry methods in quantum field theory (81T75) General topics in optics and electromagnetic theory (78A99)

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