Can we measure structures to a precision better than the Planck length?

Abstract

It was recently claimed that the Planck length is not a limit to the precision by which we can measure distances, but that instead it is merely the Planck volume that limits the precision by which we can measure volumes. Here, we investigate this claim and show that the argument does not support the conclusion.

9 pages, 1 figure

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• Physically motivated uncertainty relations at the Planck length for an emergent non commutative spacetime

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