Implementation of the quantum equivalence principle

DOI10.1007/978-3-030-38941-3_8zbMATH Open1445.83010arXiv1903.01289OpenAlexW2918422671MaRDI QIDQ3304286FDOQ3304286

Authors: Lucien Hardy 

Publication date: 5 August 2020

Published in: Progress and Visions in Quantum Theory in View of Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The quantum equivalence principle says that, for any given point, it is possible to find a quantum coordinate system with respect to which we have definite causal structure in the vicinity of that point. It is conjectured that this principle will play a similar role in the construction of a theory of Quantum Gravity to the role played by the equivalence principle in the construction of the theory of General Relativity. To actually implement the quantum equivalence principle we need a suitable notion of quantum coordinate systems - setting up a framework for these is the main purpose of the present paper. First we introduce a notion of extended states consisting of a superposition of terms (labeled by $u$) where each term corresponds to a manifold, $mathcal{M}_u$, with fields defined on it. A quantum coordinate system consists of an identification of points between some subsets, $mathcal{O}_{u}subseteqmathcal{M}_u$, of these manifolds along with a coordinate, $x$, that takes the same value on those points identified. We also introduce a notion of quantum coordinate transformations (which can break the identification map between the manifolds) and show how these can be used to attain definite causal structure in the vicinity of a point. We discuss in some detail how the quantum equivalence principle might form a starting point for an approach to constructing a theory of Quantum Gravity that is analogous to way the equivalence principle is used to construct General Relativity.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1903.01289

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zbMATH Keywords

quantum equivalence principle

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45)

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