Dangerous implications of a minimum length in quantum gravity

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dc.creatorBambi, Cosimo
dc.creatorFreese, Katherine
dc.date2008-03-05
dc.date2008-07-17
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:48:55Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:48:55Z
dc.descriptionThe existence of a minimum length and a generalization of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle seem to be two fundamental ingredients required in any consistent theory of quantum gravity. In this letter we show that they would predict dangerous processes which are phenomenologically unacceptable. For example, long--lived virtual super--Planck mass black holes may lead to rapid proton decay. Possible solutions of this puzzle are briefly discussed.
dc.description5 pages, no figure. v3: refereed version
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0803.0749
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0803.0749
dc.identifierClass.Quant.Grav.25:195013,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1088/0264-9381/25/19/195013
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/203057
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleDangerous implications of a minimum length in quantum gravity
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