Abstract
Numerous approaches to quantum gravity report a reduction in the number of spacetime dimensions at the Planck scale. However, accepting the reality of dimensional reduction also means accepting its consequences, including a variable speed of light. We provide numerical evidence for a variable speed of light in the causal dynamical triangulation (CDT) approach to quantum gravity, showing that it closely matches the superluminality implied by dimensional reduction. We argue that reconciling the appearance of dimensional reduction with a constant speed of light may require modifying our understanding of time, an idea originally proposed in Ref. 1.
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