LIMITS ON THE MEASURABILITY OF SPACE-TIME DISTANCES IN (THE SEMICLASSICAL APPROXIMATION OF) QUANTUM-GRAVITY

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作者
AMELINO-CAMELIA, G
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[1] MIT, DEPT PHYS, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 USA
[2] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, SEZ NAPOLI, I-80125 NAPLES, ITALY
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10.1142/S0217732394003245
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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By taking into account both quantum mechanical and general relativistic effects, an equation that describes some limitations on the measurability of space-time distances can be derived. We then discuss possible features of quantum gravity which are suggested by this equation.
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