Spacetime granularity from finite-dimensionality of local observable algebras

DOI10.1088/1361-6382/AB5EB0MaRDI QIDQ5161317zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Matti Raasakka

Publication date 29 October 2021

Published in Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1908.09293

zbMATH Keywords

quantum gravityspacetime topologylocal finite-dimensionality

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General theory of (C^*)-algebras (46L05) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) General topology of 4-manifolds (57K40)

Abstract: There are important indications that nature may be locally finite-dimensional, i.e., that any spatially bounded subsystem can be described by a finite-dimensional local observable algebra. Motivated by these ideas, we show that operational spacetime topology is described by an atomistic Boolean algebra if (i) local observable algebras are finite-dimensional factors, (ii) the intersection of two local algebras is also local, and (iii) the commutant of a local algebra is also local. Thus, in this case, spacetime has a point-free granular behavior at small scales.

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