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极早期宇宙中的量子引力

Quantum gravity in the very early universe

Martin Bojowald

摘要:

广义相对论以几何学和自相互作用的方式描述了引力场,因为它与所有形式的能量耦合,包括它自己的能量。这两个特征使得寻找量子理论变得困难,但它在极早期宇宙的高能区域是重要的。这篇评论文章介绍了时空量子性质的一些结果,这些结果表明,不仅对于物质,而且对于空间和时间,都存在一个离散的原子图像。在高能尺度下,这种偏离连续统的现象会影响物质的传播、宇宙的膨胀,甚至可能影响对称性的形式,如洛伦兹变换或CP变换。所有这些效应都可能留下可通过灵敏测量检测到的痕迹,正如这里通过实例指出的那样。

英文摘要:

General relativity describes the gravitational field geometrically and in a self-interacting way because it couples to all forms of energy, including its own. Both features make finding a quantum theory difficult, yet it is important in the high-energy regime of the very early universe. This review article introduces some of the results for the quantum nature of space-time which indicate that there is a discrete, atomic picture not just for matter but also for space and time. At high energy scales, such deviations from the continuum affect the propagation of matter, the expansion of the universe, and perhaps even the form of symmetries such as Lorentz or CP transformations. All these effects may leave traces detectable by sensitive measurements, as pointed out here by examples.

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