TITLE:
A Simple Factor in Canonical Quantization Yields Affine Quantization Even for Quantum Gravity
AUTHORS:
John R. Klauder
KEYWORDS:
Canonical Quantization (CQ), Affine Quantization (AQ), Quantum Gravity
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of High Energy Physics, Gravitation and Cosmology,
Vol.7 No.4,
October
9,
2021
ABSTRACT: Canonical quantization (CQ) is built around [Q, P] = iħ1l , while affine quantization (AQ) is built around [Q,D] = iħQ, where D ≡ (PQ +QP) / 2 . The basic CQ operators must fit -∞ P, Q P Q Q Q ≠ 0