Deformed Special Relativity as an effective theory of measurements on quantum gravitational backgrounds

TL;DR

This paper interprets Deformed Special Relativity (DSR) as an effective measurement theory influenced by quantum gravitational fluctuations, exploring its emergence and potential observational effects.

Contribution

It introduces a novel interpretation of DSR as an effective theory accounting for quantum gravitational background fluctuations.

Findings

DSR can be viewed as an effective measurement theory.

Quantum gravitational fluctuations influence measurement outcomes.

Potential observational signatures of this framework are discussed.

Abstract

In this article we elaborate on a recently proposed interpretation of DSR as an effective measurement theory in the presence of non-negligible (albeit small) quantum gravitational fluctuations. We provide several heuristic arguments to explain how such a new theory can emerge and discuss the possible observational consequences of this framework.