Measuring space-time fuzziness with high energy γ-ray detectors

• Published in: EPJ Web of conferences Vol. 136; p. 3021
• Main Authors: Cattaneo, Paolo Walter, Rappoldi, Andrea
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Les Ulis EDP Sciences 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Image detection; Photons; Point spread functions; Quantum mechanics; Spacetime; Variations

There are several suggestions to probe space-time fuzziness (also known as space-time foam) due to the quantum mechanics nature of space-time. These effects are predicted to be very small, being related to the Planck length, so that the only hope to experimentally detect them is to look at particles...