Lessons from (2+1)-dimensional quantum gravity
Abstract
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Proposals that quantum gravity gives rise to non-commutative spacetime geometry and deformations of Poincare symmetry are examined in the context of (2+1)-dimensional quantum gravity. The results are expressed in five lessons, which summarise how the gravitational constant, Planck's constant and the cosmological constant enter the non-commutative and non-cocommutative structures arising in (2+1)-dimensional quantum gravity. It is emphasised that the much studied bicrossproduct kappa-Poincare algebra does not arise directly in (2+1)-dimensional quantum gravity.
17 pages, two figures, based on talk given at the conference ``From Quantum to Emergent Gravity: Theory and Phenomenology'',June 11-15 2007, Trieste, Italy
17 pages, two figures, based on talk given at the conference ``From Quantum to Emergent Gravity: Theory and Phenomenology'',June 11-15 2007, Trieste, Italy