Space-time: emerging vs. existing

TL;DR

This paper explores the idea that space-time emerges during a phase transition in the universe, proposing a gravity theory with specific symmetries and discussing its implications for cosmology.

Contribution

It introduces a novel perspective on space-time emergence and develops a gravity theory based on affine symmetry and covariance.

Findings

Space-time may emerge during a phase transition in the universe.

A gravity theory with affine and covariance symmetries is formulated.

Implications for the universe's structure and evolution are discussed.

Abstract

The concept of the space-time as emerging in the world phase transition, vs. a priori existing, is put forward. The theory of gravity with two basic symmetries, the global affine one and the general covariance, is developed. Implications for the Universe are indicated.