Abstract
We present the notion of temporal Lorentzian spectral triple which is an extension of the notion of pseudo-Riemannian spectral triple with a way to ensure that the signature of the metric is Lorentzian. A temporal Lorentzian spectral triple corresponds to a specific 3 + 1 decomposition of a possibly noncommutative Lorentzian space. This structure introduces a notion of global time in noncommutative geometry. As an example, we construct a temporal Lorentzian spectral triple over a Moyal-Minkowski spacetime. We show that, when time is commutative, the algebra can be extended to unbounded elements. Using such an extension, it is possible to define a Lorentzian distance formula between pure states with a well-defined noncommutative formulation.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 1430007 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | Reviews in Mathematical Physics |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 22 Sept 2014 |
Keywords
- Lorentzian geometry
- Noncommutative geometry
- Spectral triples