GAUGE POTENTIAL DECOMPOSITION, SPACE-TIME DEFECTS, AND PLANCKS-CONSTANT

Authors
DUAN YS ZHANG SL FENG SS
Citation
Ys. Duan et al., GAUGE POTENTIAL DECOMPOSITION, SPACE-TIME DEFECTS, AND PLANCKS-CONSTANT, Journal of mathematical physics, 35(9), 1994, pp. 4463-4468
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematical Method, Physical Science","Physycs, Mathematical
Journal title
Journal of mathematical physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222488
Volume
35
Issue
9
Year of publication
1994
Pages
4463 - 4468
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2488(1994)35:9<4463:GPDSDA>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
A new geometrization of Planck's constant is proposed, which also base s on the torsion in the space-time. A quantity is introduced to descri be the space-time dis-locations that appear due to torsion. It will be pointed out that there is U(1)-like gauge invariance in this new geom etrization. Using the gauge-potential decomposition, the quantity is q uantized in units of the Planck length. The quantum number is determin ed by Hopf indices and Brouwer degrees.