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arxiv: gr-qc/9708053 · v1 · submitted 1997-08-22 · 🌀 gr-qc · hep-th

Topology at the Planck Length

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keywords topologylengthplancktheoryapplicationsarbitrarinessatrixbasic
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A basic arbitrariness in the determination of the topology of a manifold at the Planck length is discussed. An explicit example is given of a `smooth' change in topology from the 2-sphere to the 2-torus through a sequence of noncommuting geometries. Applications are considered to the theory of D-branes within the context of the proposed $M$(atrix) theory.

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