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The Geometry of Space-Time and Its Deformations from a Physical Perspective

Daniel SternheimerDaniel Sternheimer

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PhysicsQuantization (physics)Theoretical physicsTheory of relativitySpacetimeSpace timeDeformation theoryHomogeneous spaceElementary particleGeometryAnti-de Sitter space

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We start with an epistemological introduction on the evolution of the concepts of space and time and more generally of physical concepts in the context of the relation between mathematics and physics from the point of view of deformation theory. The concepts of relativity, including anti de Sitter space-time, and of quantization, are important paradigms; we briefly present these and some consequences. The importance of symmetries and of space-time in fundamental physical theories is stressed. The last section deals with “composite elementary particles” in anti de Sitter space-time and ends with speculative ideas around possible quantized anti de Sitter structures in some parts of the universe.

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2007-04-22
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-4530-4_15