Pixelated Space Time with Philip Tee

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Recorded: 2024/12/19 Released: 2025/02/09

Jim talks with Philip Tee about the effects of having a pixelated space time. Phil uses doubly special relativity and quantum feild theory to explore models for spacetimes that are fundmentally discrete. Here he looks for tangible results in light bending and the Casimir effect.
------------------------------------------- Notes:

1. The articles that we discussed for this program:

• Davies, P.C.W. and P. Tee, "The Quantum Vacuum of Spacetime with a Fundamental Length." Phys. Rev. D 110 025009 (2024) [arXiv]
• Tee, P. and N. Jafari, "Fundamental length scale and the bending of light in a gravitational field." Eur. Phys. J. C 82, 571 (2022) [ arXiv ]

2. Related Episodes of Physics Frontiers:

• Physics Frontiers 72: Born's Rule and Qunatum Gravity with Antony Valentini
• Physics Frontiers 62: Deformed Special Relativity
• Physics Frontiers 45: Loop Qunatum Gravity
• Physics Frontiers 28: Quantum Vacuum the Casimir Effect
• Physics Frontiers 8: Vacuum Fluctuations and the Casimir Effect

3. Books mentioned in this podcast:

• Rovellio, C. and F. Vidotto, Covariant Loop Quantum Gravity, [Amazon] Cambridge (2022). This is the book I was referring to in the podcast.
• Gradshteyn, I.S. and I.M. Ryzhik Tables of Integrals, Series, and Products.[Amazon] I bought my copy used thirty-five years ago. I constantly used it, but now I almost always use Wolfram Alpha.

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