PIRSA:15090009

An algebraic approach to the problem of time

APA

(2015). An algebraic approach to the problem of time. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. https://pirsa.org/15090009

MLA

An algebraic approach to the problem of time. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Sep. 03, 2015, https://pirsa.org/15090009

BibTex

          @misc{ scivideos_PIRSA:15090009,
            doi = {10.48660/15090009},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/15090009},
            author = {},
            keywords = {Quantum Gravity},
            language = {en},
            title = {An algebraic approach to the problem of time},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics},
            year = {2015},
            month = {sep},
            note = {PIRSA:15090009 see, \url{https://scivideos.org/index.php/pirsa/15090009}}
          }
          
Talk numberPIRSA:15090009
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Collection

Abstract

An algebraic view allows one to compute properties of physical states without having to introduce an explicit Hilbert space. In relational systems without absolute time, a state cannot be completely positive once a choice for a (possibly local) internal time has been made. A more general class of `almost-positive' states is introduced in this talk, together with a discussion of their constrained dynamics.