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Complexified Spacetime

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It is pointed out that the Dirac position coordinates lead to an underlying non-commutative geometry, which again is symptomatic of an underlying double Weiner (Nelsonian) process.

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Sidharth, B.G. Complexified Spacetime. Found Phys Lett 16, 91–97 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024158308701

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