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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

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

Astrophysical observations provide a unique opportunity to test possible signatures of Lorentz Invariance Violation (LIV), due to the high energies and long distances involved. In quantum theory of gravity, one may expect the modification…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-03-04 Yu Pan , Jingzhao Qi , Shuo Cao , Tonghua Liu , Yuting Liu , Shuaibo Geng , Yujie Lian , Zong-Hong Zhu

Lorentz Invariance Violation (LIV) manifesting itself by energy dependent modification of standard relativistic dispersion relation has recently attracted a considerable attention. Ellis et al. previously investigated the energy dependent…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Marek Biesiada , Aleksandra Piórkowska

In quantum theory of gravity, we expect the Lorentz Invariance Violation (LIV) and the modification of the dispersion relation between energy and momentum for photons. The effect of the energy-dependent velocity due to the modified…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-24 Yu Pan , Yungui Gong , Shuo Cao , He Gao , Zong-Hong Zhu

Modern ideas in quantum gravity predict the possibility of Lorenz Invariance Violation (LIV) manifested e.g. by energy dependent modification of standard relativistic dispersion relation. In a recent paper Jacob and Piran proposed that time…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-30 Marek Biesiada , Aleksandra Piórkowska

Lorentz Invariance Violation (LIV) may be a good observational window on Quantum Gravity physics. Within last few years, all major Gamma-ray experiments have published results from the search for LIV with variable astrophysical sources:…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-02-22 J. Bolmont , A. Jacholkowska

The Hubble tension in cosmology is not showing signs of alleviation and thus, it is important to look for alternative approaches to it. One such example would be the eventual detection of a time delay between simultaneously emitted…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-02-14 Denitsa Staicova

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 one of the fundamental tenets of Special Relativity, and has been extensively tested with laboratory and astrophysical observations. However, many quantum gravity models and theories beyond the Standard Model of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-05-14 Shantanu Desai

Lorentz-invariance violation (LV) at energy scales approaching the Planck regime serves as a critical probe for understanding quantum gravity phenomenology. Astrophysical observations of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) present a promising avenue…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-05-12 Hanlin Song , Bo-Qiang Ma

In the gravity quantum theory, the quantization of spacetime may lead to the modification of the dispersion relation between the energy and the momentum and the Lorentz invariance violation (LIV). High energy and long-distance gamma-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-02-25 Mingyue Chen , Jun Tian , Yu Pan , Tonghua Liu , Shuo Cao

Some Quantum Gravity (QG) theories allow for a violation of Lorentz invariance (LIV), manifesting as a dependence of the velocity of light in vacuum on its energy. If such a dependence exists, then photons of different energies emitted…

The spectral lags of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have been viewed as the most promising probes of the possible violations of Lorentz invariance (LIV). However, these constraints usually depend on the assumption of the unknown intrinsic time lag…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-01-06 Shen-Shi Du , Lin Lan , Jun-Jie Wei , Zi-Ming Zhou , He Gao , Lu-Yao Jiang , Bin-Bin Zhang , Zi-Ke Liu , Xue-Feng Wu , En-Wei Liang , Zong-Hong Zhu

Due to their cosmological distances high-energy astrophysical sources allow for unprecedented tests of fundamental physics. Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) comprise among the most sensitive laboratories for exploring the violation of the central…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-12-19 Valeri Vardanyan , Volodymyr Takhistov , Metin Ata , Kohta Murase

Lorentz invariance violation (LIV) can manifest itself by an energy-dependent vacuum dispersion of light, which leads to arrival-time differences of photons with different energies originating from the same astronomical source. The spectral…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-12-27 Jun-Jie Wei , Xue-Feng Wu

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

Despite the fact that quantum gravity theory still remains elusive, it is generally expected that it will bring the picture of a space-time foam at short distances leading to Lorenz Invariance Violation (LIV) manifested e.g. by energy…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Marek Biesiada , Aleksandra Piórkowska

Lorentz Invariance Violation (LIV) arises in various quantum-gravity theories. As the typical energy for quantum gravity is the Planck mass, $M_{pl}$, LIV will, most likely, be manifested at very high energies that are not accessible on…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-11-26 Uri Jacob , Tsvi Piran

Searching for Lorentz invariance violation (LIV) using astrophysical sources such as gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) is crucial for probing quantum gravity. However, the dependence of LIV constraints on assumed cosmological models has been largely…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-12-01 Jun Tian , Yu Pan , Shuo Cao , Qing-Quan Jiang , Wei-Liang Qian
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