Dark matter and weak signals of quantum spacetime

Oct 24, 2016
8 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.D 95 (2017) 6, 065009
  • Published: Mar 13, 2017
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Abstract: (APS)
In physically motivated models of quantum spacetime, a U(1) gauge theory turns into a U(∞) gauge theory; hence, free classical electrodynamics is no longer free and neutral fields may have electromagnetic interactions. We discuss the last point for scalar fields, as a way to possibly describe dark matter; we have in mind the gravitational collapse of binary systems or future applications to self-gravitating Bose-Einstein condensates as possible sources of evidence of quantum gravitational phenomena. The effects considered so far, however, seem too faint to be detectable at present.
Note:
  • 14 pages
  • electromagnetic field: classical
  • condensation: Bose-Einstein
  • gauge field theory: U(1)
  • gravitation: collapse
  • dark matter
  • space-time
  • electromagnetic interaction
  • quantum gravity
  • binary