Explanation of the Generalizations of Uncertainty Principle from Coordinate and Momentum Space Periodicity
arxiv(2024)
摘要
Generalizations of coordinate x-momentum p_x Uncertainty Principle, with
Δ x and Δ p_x dependent terms (Δ denoting standard
deviation),
Δ x Δ p_x≥ iħ (1+αΔ p_x^2 +βΔ x^2)
have provided rich dividends as a poor person's approach towards
Quantum Gravity, because these can introduce coordinate and momentum scales
(α,β ) that are appealing conceptually. However, these extensions of
Uncertainty Principle are purely phenomenological in nature. Apart from the
inherent ambiguity in their explicit structures, the introduction of
generalized commutations relations compatible with the Uncertainty Principle
has serious drawbacks.
In the present paper we reveal that these generalized Uncertainty Principles
can appear in a perfectly natural way, in canonical quantum mechanics, if one
assumes a periodic nature in coordinate or momentum space, as the case may be.
We bring in to light quite old, (but no so well known), works by Judge and by
Judge and Lewis, that explains in detail how the popularly known structure of
Extended Uncertainty Principle is generated in the case of angle ϕ angular
momentum L_z,
ΔϕΔ L_z ≥ iħ (1 +νΔϕ^2)
purely from a consistent implementation of periodic nature of the angle
variable ϕ, without changing the ϕ, L_z canonical commutation
relation. We directly apply this formalism to construction to formulate
generalizations in Δ x Δ p_x Uncertainty Principle. We identify
β with an observed length scale relevant in astrophysics context. We
speculate about the α extension.
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