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Parallel Sessions — E. Cosmology, Large Scale Structure and Dark MatterOpen Access

STATISTICAL ORIGIN OF SPECIAL AND DOUBLY SPECIAL RELATIVITY

    https://doi.org/10.1142/S201019451301163XCited by:0 (Source: Crossref)

    We show how a Brownian motion on a short scale can originate a relativistic motion on scales larger than particle's Compton wavelength. Special relativity appears to be not a primitive concept, but rather it statistically emerges when a coarse graining average over distances of order, or longer than the Compton wavelength is taken. Our scheme accommodates easily also the doubly special relativistic dynamics. A previously unsuspected, common statistical origin of the two frameworks is brought to light for the first time.

    PACS: 03.65.Ca, 03.30.+p, 05.40.-a, 04.60.-m