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On the Microscopical Structure of the Classical Spacetime

@article{Cantcheff2004OnTM,
  title={On the Microscopical Structure of the Classical Spacetime},
  author={Marcelo Botta Cantcheff},
  journal={arXiv: High Energy Physics - Theory},
  year={2004}
}

• M. B. Cantcheff
• Published 19 August 2004
• Physics
• arXiv: High Energy Physics - Theory

Our purpose here is to introduce the idea of viewing the spacetime as a macroscopic complex system which, consequently, cannot be directly quantized. It should be thought of as a collection of more fundamental "microscopical" entities (atoms of geometry), much like a solid system, in which an atomic (classical) structure must be first recognized in order to ensure a correct and meaningful quantization procedure. In other words, we claim that the classical limit from a quantum theory of gravity could not give a four dimensional Einstein spacetime directly, but requiring {\it a further} macroscopical limit. This is analogous to a material medium, whose complete description does not come from any quantized field.
We also discuss a possible realization of this hypothesis for black hole spacetimes.