El principio de equivalencia en gravedad cuántica

Autores/as

  • Elias Okon Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Circuito Maestro Mario de la Cueva s/n, C. U., Coyoacán, México, D.F.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48160/18532330me3.93

Palabras clave:

Principio de equivalencia, Gravedad cuántica, Relatividad general, Mecánica cuántica

Resumen

La mecánica cuántica y la relatividad general entran en conflicto en diferentes aspectos. Mientras que existen varios programas que buscan construir una teoría de gravedad cuántica

que resuelva estos choques, muchas preguntas fundamentales continúan abiertas. Una alternativa para encontrar respuestas es buscar propiedades generales que guíen y acoten la construcción de teorías de gravedad cuántica. Este artículo se enfoca en el principio de equivalencia de la relatividad general y utiliza el análisis de su validez en contextos cuánticos realizado en Okon y Callender (2011) para evaluar la viabilidad de dicho principio como elemento conductor hacia la gravedad cuántica. En particular, se muestra que aquellas versiones del principio estrictamente válidas en relatividad general son compatibles con lo cuántico, de donde se sigue que el principio de equivalencia continúa disponible para la construcción de la gravedad cuántica.

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2013-04-01

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Okon, E. (2013). El principio de equivalencia en gravedad cuántica. Metatheoria – Revista De Filosofía E Historia De La Ciencia, 3(2), 65–80. https://doi.org/10.48160/18532330me3.93

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