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Signals for Lorentz violation in electrodynamics

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Kostelecký, V. Alan, Mewes, Matthew·2002·Physical Review D
DOI 10.1103/physrevd.66.056005
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An investigation is performed of the Lorentz-violating electrodynamics extracted from the renormalizable sector of the general Lorentz- and CPT-violating standard-model extension. Among the unconventional properties of radiation arising from Lorentz violation is birefringence of the vacuum. Limits on the dispersion of light produced by galactic and extragalactic objects provide bounds of $3\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{\ensuremath{-}16}$ on certain coefficients for Lorentz violation in the photon sector. The comparative spectral polarimetry of light from cosmologically distant sources yields stringent constraints of $2\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{\ensuremath{-}32}.$ All remaining coefficients in the photon sector are measurable in high-sensitivity tests involving cavity-stabilized oscillators. Experimental configurations in Earth- and space-based laboratories are considered that involve optical or microwave cavities and that could be implemented using existing technology.

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  • The THεμ and c2 constructions can also be expressed in terms of the standard model extension.

    “The THϵμ and c2 constructions can also be expressed in terms on the standard model extension [179].”

    From Modern Tests of Lorentz Invariance (2005) · cites this paper as [179]

  • The RMS framework can be incorporated into the standard model extension.

    “In fact, it was shown in [179] that the RMS framework can be incorporated into the standard model extension.”

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  • Strong limits can be placed on the birefringent effect from astrophysical sources.

    “Strong limits can be placed on this birefringent effect from astrophysical sources [179], as detailed in Section 6.3.”

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  • A field redefinition shows that the Lorentz-violating background tensor (kF)μναβ can be thought of as a dielectric medium with no charge or current density.

    “This redefinition shows that the Lorentz violating background tensor (kF)μναβ can be thought of as a dielectric medium with no charge or current density.”

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Authors
Kostelecký, V. A., & Mewes, M.
Affiliations
Indiana University Bloomington (US)
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Venue
Physical Review D
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Published
2002-09-23
Volume
66
Issue
5
ISSN
  • 0556-2821 (ISSN-L)
  • 1089-4918
DOI
10.1103/physrevd.66.056005
OpenAlex
W2169447547
Cited by
767
References
99
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FWCI
18.86
Type
journal article
Language
en
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link.aps.org/licenses/aps-default-license (vor)
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  • Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields (publishedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
  • CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) (submittedVersion)
  • IUScholarWorks (Indiana University) (submittedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Energy (DE‐FG02‐, FG0291ER40661, DEFG0291ER40661)
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NAG81770)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Statistical and Nonlinear Physics › Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect
Keywords
Lorentz violation, beyond the Standard Model, CPT violation, vacuum birefringence, optical dispersion, spectral polarimetry, optical resonators, microwave cavity, cosmological constraints

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