Quantum selection of solvable time-carrying sectors

Determine whether quantum fluctuations select the solvable sectors that carry the timelike direction in the Lie-algebraic IKKT model by carrying out a large-\(N\) analysis.

Background

The paper's results are classical and establish that, within the ten-dimensional Lie-algebraic class, time must have a component in the solvable radical. Lorentzian Monte Carlo studies suggest that such sectors may be dynamically preferred, but the authors do not establish this quantum mechanically. They identify a large-NN analysis as necessary to resolve the issue.

References

Whether quantum fluctuations select the time-carrying solvable sectors, as the Lorentzian Monte Carlo results suggest, requires a large-$N$ analysis.

— Lie Algebra Saddles in the IKKT Matrix Model and Criteria for the Emergence of Time  (2609.40183 - Liao, 30 Sep 2026) in Section 6, Discussion, item (vii)