Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Volume 2006 (2006), Article ID 86793, 5 pages
doi:10.1155/DDNS/2006/86793
Letter to the Editor
A discrete-time interpretation of the Planck-Einstein equation
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Concordia University, Montreal H4B 1R6, QC, Canada
Received 2 July 2006; Accepted 21 August 2006
Copyright © 2006 A. Boyarsky. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
An important conclusion of both string theory and loop quantum gravity
theory is that space and time are ultimately discrete. A consequence of
discrete space is that there is empty space between the basic elements of
space. Analogously, there are empty times between the times where time
exists. When time does not exist, it is meaningless to consider the existence
of the universe. In this note we consider a discrete-time interpretation of
the Planck-Einstein equation and draw a curious conclusion about the real
age of the universe.