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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

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

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

Familiar concepts in physics, such as Lorentz symmetry, are expected to be broken at energies approaching the Planck energy scale as predicted by several quantum-gravity theories. However, such very large energies are unreachable by current…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-11-22 Hassan Abdalla , Garret Cotter , Michael Backes , Eli Kasai , Markus Böttcher

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

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 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

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

Lorentz violation (LV) is predicted by some quantum gravity theories, where photon dispersion relation is modified, and the speed of light becomes energy-dependent. Consequently, it results in a tiny time delay between high energy photons…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2010-05-28 Lijing Shao , Zhi Xiao , Bo-Qiang Ma

In quantum gravity, a foamy structure of space-time leads to Lorentz invariance violation (LIV). As the most energetic astrophysical processes in the Universe, gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) provide an effective way to probe quantum gravity…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-11-22 Zhe Chang , Xin Li , Hai-Nan Lin , Yu Sang , Ping Wang , Sai Wang

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

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

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

The delay in the arrival times between high and low energy photons from cosmic sources can be used to test the violation of the Lorentz invariance (LIV), predicted by some quantum gravity theories, and to constrain its characteristic energy…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-11-29 M. G. Bernardini , G. Ghirlanda , S. Campana , P. D'Avanzo , J. -L. Atteia , S. Covino , G. Ghisellini , A. Melandri , F. Piron , R. Salvaterra , G. Tagliaferri

High-energy photons of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) might be emitted at different intrinsic times with energy dependence at the source. In this letter, we expand the model from previous works on testing the Lorentz Invariance Violation (LV) with…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-09-13 Hanlin Song , Bo-Qiang Ma

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

Various approaches to quantum gravity suggest the possibility of violation of Lorentz symmetry at very high energies. In these cases we expect a modification at low energies of the dispersion relation of photons that contains extra powers…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Maria Rodriguez Martinez , Tsvi Piran , Yonatan Oren

Lorentz invariance violation (LV) is examined through the time delay between high-energy and low-energy photons in gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). Previous studies determined the LV energy scale as $E_{\rm LV} \simeq 3.60 \times 10^{17}$~GeV using…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-04-02 Hanlin Song , Bo-Qiang Ma

Possible violations of Lorentz invariance (LIV) have been investigated for a long time using the observed spectral lags of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). However, these generally have relied on using a single photon in the highest energy range.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-01-18 Jun-Jie Wei , Bin-Bin Zhang , Lang Shao , Xue-Feng Wu , Peter Mészáros

Theoretical models and experimental observations suggest that gamma-ray bursts (GRB) and high-energy neutrino bursts travelling through the interstellar space may reach the Earth at different speeds. We propose and study in details the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-10-29 Iver Brevik , Masud Chaichian , Markku Oksanen
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