Workshop on Quantum Gravity in the Americas: Status and future directions - 2004

37 talks

October 31, 2004 - October 31, 2004

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The goal of the workshop is to bring together Quantum Gravity researchers working in the Americas to share their approaches and results, draw connections between research efforts, develop a broader perspective on the issues, focus on outstanding problems, foster an interactive community, and set objectives for future research. This workshop is a following-up of the workshop organized in January in Mexico.

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3d quantum gravity and deformed special relativity

Bernd Schroers
Heriot-Watt University
September 20, 2007

PIRSA:07090053
Quantum Gravity

3d quantum gravity and deformed special relativity

Bernd Schroers
Heriot-Watt University
September 20, 2007

PIRSA:07090053
Quantum Gravity
In 3d quantum gravity, Planck's constant, the Planck length and the cosmological constant control the lack of (co)-commutativity of quantities like angular momenta, momenta and postion coordinates. I will explain this statement, using the quantum groups which arise in the 3d quantum gravity but avoiding technical details. The non-commutative structures in 3d quantum gravity are quite different from those in the deformed version of special relativity desribed by the kappa-Poincare group, but can be related to the latter by an operation called semi-dualisation. I will explain this operation, and make comments on its possible physical significance. The talk is based on joint work with Shahn Majid.

Title	Speaker(s)	Date	Talk Type	Info
3d quantum gravity and deformed special relativity	Bernd Schroers	2007-09-20	Scientific Series	View details

Workshop on Quantum Gravity in the Americas: Status and future directions - 2004

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3d quantum gravity and deformed special relativity

3d quantum gravity and deformed special relativity