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The Box-Problem in Deformed Special Relativity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-12-03 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We examine the transformation of particle trajectories in models with deformations of Special Relativity that have an energy-dependent and observer-independent speed of light. These transformations necessarily imply that the notion of what constitutes the same space-time event becomes dependent on the observer's inertial frame. To preserve observer-independence, the such arising nonlocality should not be in conflict with our knowledge of particle interactions. This requirement allows us to derive strong bounds on deformations of Special Relativity and rule out a modification to first order in energy over the Planck mass.

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@article{arxiv.0912.0090,
  title  = {The Box-Problem in Deformed Special Relativity},
  author = {S. Hossenfelder},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0912.0090},
  year   = {2009}
}

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20 pages, 3 figures

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