Noncommutativity and Physics: A non-technical review
arXiv:2207.10901 · doi:10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-00842-4
Abstract
We give an overview of the applications of noncommutative geometry to physics. Our focus is entirely on the conceptual ideas, rather than on the underlying technicalities. Starting historically from the Heisenberg relations, we will explain how in general noncommutativity yields a canonical time evolution, while at the same time allowing for the coexistence of discrete and continuous variables. The spectral approach to geometry is then explained to encompass two natural ingredients: the line element and the algebra. The relation between these two is dictated by so-called higher Heisenberg relations, from which both spin geometry and non-abelian gauge theory emerges. Our exposition indicates some of the applications in physics, including Pati--Salam unification beyond the Standard Model, the criticality of dimension 4, second quantization and entropy.
arXiv comment15 pages. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1910.10407
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