Constraints on relativity violations from gamma-ray bursts
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
2013-05-16 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
Tiny violations of the Lorentz symmetry of relativity and the associated discrete CPT symmetry could emerge in a consistent theory of quantum gravity such as string theory. Recent evidence for linear polarization in gamma-ray bursts improves existing sensitivities to Lorentz and CPT violation involving photons by factors ranging from ten to a million.
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@article{arxiv.1301.5367,
title = {Constraints on relativity violations from gamma-ray bursts},
author = {Alan Kostelecky and Matthew Mewes},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1301.5367},
year = {2013}
}
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10 pages