Topology and statistics in zero dimensions
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Abstract
It has been suggested that space-time may be intrinsically not continuous, but discrete. Here we review some topological notions of discrete manifolds, in particular ones made out of finite number of points, and discuss the possibilities for statistics in such spaces.
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Manifold Field Theory Elementary Particle Quantum Field Theory Finite Number
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