Test of Special Relativity and Equivalence principle from K Physics
Abstract
A violation of Local Lorentz Invariance (VLI) and hence the special theory of relativity or a violation of equivalence principle (VEP) in the Kaon system can, in principle, induce oscillations between and . We construct a general formulation in which simultaneous pairwise diagonalization of mass, momemtum, weak or gravitational eigenstates is not assumed. %and the maximum attainable %velocities of the velocity eigenstates are different. We discuss this problem in a general way and point out that, as expected, the VEP and VLI contributions are indistinguishable. We then insist on the fact that VEP or VLI can occur even when CPT is conserved. A possible CP violation of the superweak type induced by VEP or VLI is introduced and discussed. We show that the general VEP mechanism (or the VLI mechanism, but not both simultaneously), with or without conserved CPT, could be clearly tested experimentally through the energy dependence of the mass difference and of , , . Constraints imposed by present experiments are calculated.
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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9804307,
title = {Test of Special Relativity and Equivalence principle from K Physics},
author = {T. Hambye and R. B. Mann and U. Sarkar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9804307},
year = {2009}
}
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Latex, 15 pages, 1 figure, version to appear in Phys. Rev. D