Introduction to Doubly Special Relativity

I review the conceptual, algebraical, and geometrical structure of Doubly Special Relativity. I also speculate about the possible relevance of DSR for quantum gravity phenomenology.

We describe firstly the basic features of quantum $\kappa$-Poincar\'{e} symmetries with their Hopf algebra structure. The quantum $\kappa$-Poincar\'{e} framework in any basis relates rigidly the quantum $\kappa$-Poincar\'{e} algebra with quantum $\kappa$-Poincar\'{e} group, noncommutative space-time and $\kappa$-deformed phase space. Further we present the approach of Doubly Special Relativity (DSR) theories, which introduce(in the version DSR1) kinematically the frame - inde...

In this short review of Doubly Special Relativity I describe first the relations between DSR and (quantum) gravity. Then I show how, in the case of a field theory with curved momentum space, the Hopf algebra of symmetries naturally emerges. I conclude with some remarks concerning DSR phenomenology and description of open problems.

The idea of a role for DSR (doubly-special relativity) in quantum gravity finds some encouragement in a few scenarios, but in order to explore some key conceptual issues it is necessary to find a well-understood toy-quantum-gravity model that is fully compatible with the DSR principles. Perhaps the most significant source of encouragement comes from the recent proposal of a path for the emergence of DSR in Loop Quantum Gravity, which however relies on a few assumptions on the...

Doubly Special Relativity (DSR) theory is a recently proposed theory with two observer-independent scales (of velocity and mass), which is to describe a kinematic structure underlining the theory of Quantum Gravity. We observe that there is infinitely many DSR constructions of the energy-momentum sector, each of whose can be promoted to the $\kappa$-Poincar\'e quantum (Hopf) algebra. Then we use the co-product of this algebra and the known construction of $\kappa$-deformed ph...

I report, emphasizing some key open issues and some aspects that are particularly relevant for phenomenology, on the status of the development of "doubly-special" relativistic ("DSR") theories with both an observer-independent high-velocity scale and an observer-independent small-length/large-momentum scale, possibly relevant for the Planck-scale/quantum-gravity realm. I also give a true/false characterization of the structure of these theories. In particular, I discuss a DSR...

I give a brief review on motivations, basic postulates, and recent developments in Doubly Special Relativity Theory.

Doubly Special Relativity (DSR) theory is a theory with two observer-independent scales, of velocity and mass (or length). Such a theory has been proposed by Amelino--Camelia as a kinematic structure which may underline quantum theory of relativity. Recently another theory of this kind has been proposed by Magueijo and Smolin. In this paper we show that both these theories can be understood as particular bases of the $\kappa$--Poincar\'e theory based on quantum (Hopf) algebra...

Several issues concerning quantum kappa-Poincare algebra are discussed and reconsidered here. We propose two different formulations of kappa-Poincare quantum algebra. Firstly we present a complete Hopf algebra formulae of kappa-Poincare in classical Poincare basis. Further by adding one extra generator, which modifies the classical structure of Poincare algebra, we eliminate non polynomial functions in the kappa-parameter. Hilbert space representations of such algebras make D...

The dissertation presents possibilities of applying noncommutative spacetimes description, particularly kappa-deformed Minkowski spacetime and Drinfeld's deformation theory, as a mathematical formalism for Doubly Special Relativity theories (DSR), which are thought as phenomenological limit of quantum gravity theory. Deformed relativistic symmetries are described within Hopf algebra language. In the case of (quantum) kappa-Minkowski spacetime the symmetry group is described b...