Local scale invariance, Cantorian space–time and unified field theory

Abstract

Abstract We develop field theoretic arguments for the unification of relativistic gravity with standard model interactions on El Naschie's Cantorian space–time. The work proceeds by showing the equivalence between the fundamental principle of local gauge invariance and the local scale invariance of space–time and matter fields undergoing critical behavior on high-energy scales. We focus on the transition boundary between the classical and non-classical regimes, the latter being characterized by generalized scaling laws with continuously varying exponents. Both relativistic gravity and standard model interactions emerge from the underlying geometry of Cantorian space–time near this transition boundary.