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There are several theoretical indications that the quantum gravity approaches may have predictions for a minimal measurable length, and a maximal observable momentum and throughout a generalization for Heisenberg uncertainty principle. The…

General Physics · Physics 2015-12-22 Abdel Nasser Tawfik , H. Magdy , A. Farag Ali

Lorentz invariance is a cornerstone of modern physics, yet its possible violation remains both theoretically intriguing and experimentally significant. In this work, using quantum electrodynamics as an example, we explore how Lorentz…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2026-01-21 Zurab Kepuladze

We reanalyze the spectral lag data for 56 Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) in the cosmological rest frame to search for Lorentz Invariance Violation (LIV) using frequentist inference. For this purpose, we use the technique of profile likelihood to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-06-09 Vyaas Ramakrishnan , Shantanu Desai

Some extensions to the Standard Model lead to the introduction of Lorentz symmetry breaking terms, expected to induce deviations from Lorentz symmetry around the Planck scale. A parameterization of effects due to Lorentz invariance…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 Matthias Lorentz , Pierre Brun

Since Lorentz invariance plays an important role in modern physics, it is of interest to test the possible Lorentz invariance violation (LIV). The time-lag (the arrival time delay between light curves in different energy bands) of Gamma-ray…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-12-05 Xiao-Bo Zou , Hua-Kai Deng , Zhao-Yu Yin , Hao Wei

Aims: The aim of the present study is to explore how to disentangle energy-dependent time delays due to a possible Lorentz invariance violation (LIV) at Planck scale from intrinsic delays expected in standard blazar flares. Methods: We…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-09-18 C. Levy , H. Sol , J. Bolmont

Lorentz invariance violations (LIV) can yield vacuum birefringence, which results in an energy-dependent rotation of the polarization vector of linearly polarized emission from astrophysical sources. It is believed that if the relative…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-05-10 Jun-Jie Wei

We have previously shown that a very small amount of Lorentz invariance violation (LIV), which suppresses photomeson interactions of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) with cosmic background radiation (CBR) photons, can produce a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-18 Sean T. Scully , Floyd W. Stecker

The relation between the violation of Lorentz invariance and the dynamical effects in high energy gamma rays production is discussed. By using the framework of noncommutative classical electrodynamics, it is shown that full dynamical…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-10 P. Castorina , A. Iorio , D. Zappala'

The rapid variability observed in very-high-energy (VHE) sources-such as pulsars, gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), and flares from active galactic nuclei (AGN)-can be used to detect or constrain a potential violation of Lorentz invariance (LIV).…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-14 Cyann Plard , Sami Caroff , the CTAO-LST project

Lorentz invariance violation (LIV) can have multiple consequences on very-high energy gamma rays' emission, propagation, and detection, such as energy-dependent photon group velocity, photon instability, vacuum birefringence, and modified…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-09-19 Tomislav Terzić , Karlo Mrakovčić

The assumption of Lorentz invariance is one of the founding principles of Modern Physics and violation of it would have profound implications to our understanding of the universe. For instance, certain theories attempting a unified theory…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 Michael Daniel

Lorentz invariance is a fundamental symmetry of both Einstein's theory of general relativity and quantum field theory. However, deviations from Lorentz invariance at energies approaching the Planck scale are predicted in many quantum…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-04-05 Jun-Jie Wei , Xue-Feng Wu

We discuss the effect of hypothetical violation of Lorentz invariance at high energies on the formation of atmospheric showers by very-high-energy gamma rays. In the scenario where Lorentz invariance violation leads to a decrease of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-05-31 Grigory Rubtsov , Petr Satunin , Sergey Sibiryakov

Putting constraints on a possible Lorentz Invariance Violation (LIV) from astrophysical sources such as gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) is essential for finding evidences of new theories of quantum gravity (QG) that predict an energy-dependent…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-10-02 Denitsa Staicova

In some quantum gravity (QG) theories, Lorentz symmetry may be broken above the Planck scale. The Lorentz invariance violation (LIV) may induce observable effects at low energies and be detected at high energy astrophysical measurements.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-05-03 Yu-Ming Yang , Xiao-Jun Bi , Peng-Fei Yin

The most important problem of fundamental Physics is the quantization of the gravitational field. A main difficulty is the lack of available experimental tests that discriminate among the theories proposed to quantize gravity. Recently,…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-10 Jorge Alfaro

The origin of very energetic charged particles and the production of very high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission remains still a challenging issue in modern pulsar physics. By applying a toy model, we explore the acceleration of co-rotating…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-13 Zaza Osmanov , Frank M. Rieger

The High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S) Collaboration reported the discovery of a novel radiation component from the Vela pulsar by their Cherenkov telescopes. It is of great importance that gamma rays with energies of at least 20~TeV…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-04-23 Hao Li , Jie Zhu , Bo-Qiang Ma

There has been much interest in possible violations of Lorentz invariance, particularly motivated by quantum gravity theories. It has been suggested that a small amount of Lorentz invariance violation (LIV) could turn off photomeson…

Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-18 S. T. Scully , F. W. Stecker