Testing Fundamental Physics with High-Energy Cosmic Rays
Astrophysics
2010-11-11 v1
Abstract
Cosmic rays may provide opportunities for probing fundamental physics. For example, ultra-high-energy cosmic rays might originate from the decays of metastable heavy particles, and astrophysical gamma rays can be used to test models of quantum gravity. Both scenarios offer ways to avoid the GZK cut-off.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0010474,
title = {Testing Fundamental Physics with High-Energy Cosmic Rays},
author = {John Ellis},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0010474},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
14 pages, 11 eps figures, uses cimento.cls (included), talk at Chacaltaya Meeting On Cosmic Ray Physics, 23-27 July 2000, La Paz, Bolivia