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arxiv: 0710.0610 · v1 · submitted 2007-10-02 · 🌀 gr-qc · hep-th

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de Sitter Relativity and Quantum Physics

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keywords sitterrelativityspacetimequantumspecialabsencecanonicalconsequence
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In the presence of a cosmological constant, interpreted as a purely geometric entity, absence of matter is represented by a de Sitter spacetime. As a consequence, ordinary Poincare' special relativity is no longer valid and must be replaced by a de Sitter special relativity. By considering the kinematics of a spinless particle in a de Sitter spacetime, we study the geodesics of this spacetime, the ensuing definitions of canonical momenta, and explore possible implications for quantum mechanics.

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