Minimal length in quantum gravity and the fate of Lorentz invariance

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B - Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 259-267

  Hagar, Amit ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrete space; Emergence; Fundamental length; Inter theoretic reduction; Loop quantum gravity; Lorentz contraction; Lorentz invariance; Special relativity; Unification

Indexed keywords

EID: 69649100469     PISSN: 13552198     EISSN: 18792502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsb.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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