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Finitary Algebraic Superspace

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An algebraic scheme is suggested in whichdiscretized spacetime turns out to be a quantumobservable. As an example, a toy model producingspacetimes of four points with different topologies ispresented. The possibility of incorporating this schemeinto the framework of noncommutative differentialgeometry is discussed.

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Zapatrin, R.R. Finitary Algebraic Superspace. International Journal of Theoretical Physics 37, 799–816 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026668513425

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