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: Received: 5 November 2018 / Approved: 8 November 2018 / Online: 8 November 2018 (11:52:55 CET)
How to cite:
Anselmi, D. The Correspondence Principle in Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Gravity. Preprints2018, 2018110213. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201811.0213.v1
Anselmi, D. The Correspondence Principle in Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Gravity. Preprints 2018, 2018110213. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201811.0213.v1
Anselmi, D. The Correspondence Principle in Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Gravity. Preprints2018, 2018110213. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201811.0213.v1
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Anselmi, D. (2018). The Correspondence Principle in Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Gravity. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201811.0213.v1
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Anselmi, D. 2018 "The Correspondence Principle in Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Gravity" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201811.0213.v1
Abstract
We discuss the fate of the correspondence principle beyond quantum mechanics, specifically in quantum field theory and quantum gravity, in connection with the intrinsic limitations of the human ability to observe the external world. We conclude that the best correspondence principle is made of unitarity, locality, proper renormalizability (a refinement of strict renormalizability), combined with fundamental local symmetries and the requirement of having a finite number of fields. Quantum gravity is identified in an essentially unique way. The gauge interactions are uniquely identified in form. Instead, the matter sector remains basically unrestricted. The major prediction is the violation of causality at small distances.
Supplementary and Associated Material
http://renormalization.com: articles, seminars, lectures on quantum field theory, quantum gravity, renormalization, philosophy of science, etc.
Keywords
Quantum field theory, Quantum gravity, Causality, Unitarity, Fakeons, Quantization, Correspondence principle, Philosophy, Philosophy of science
Subject
Arts and Humanities, Philosophy
Copyright:
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