CPT and Lorentz violation as signatures for Planck-scale physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2009-10-08 v1
Abstract
In recent years, the breakdown of spacetime symmetries has been identified as a promising research field in the context of Planck-scale phenomenology. For example, various theoretical approaches to the quantum-gravity problem are known to accommodate minute violations of CPT invariance. This talk covers various topics within this research area. In particular, some mechanisms for spacetime-symmetry breaking as well as the Standard-Model Extension (SME) test framework will be reviewed; the connection between CPT and Lorentz invariance in quantum field theory will be exposed; and various experimental CPT tests with emphasis on matter--antimatter comparisons will be discussed.
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@article{arxiv.0907.1319,
title = {CPT and Lorentz violation as signatures for Planck-scale physics},
author = {Ralf Lehnert},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0907.1319},
year = {2009}
}
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6 pages