High-Energy Tests of Lorentz Invariance

High-Energy Tests of Lorentz Invariance

18/1/99 | Sidney Coleman and Sheldon L. Glashow
Coleman and Glashow explore high-energy tests of Lorentz invariance by introducing small, renormalizable perturbations to the Standard Model Lagrangian. These perturbations, which are CPT-even and invariant under gauge transformations, lead to observable effects in high-energy physics. The analysis reveals that CPT-even perturbations grow with energy more rapidly than CPT-odd ones, making them more sensitive to Lorentz violations. The study considers various phenomena, including cosmic-ray physics and neutrino oscillations, where Lorentz violations could alter the GZK cutoff or generate novel oscillation patterns. The authors show that these effects can be tested with high-energy experiments, providing stringent bounds on Lorentz-violating parameters. They also discuss the implications of Lorentz violation for particle decays, showing that certain processes may be kinematically allowed or forbidden depending on energy and velocity differences. The paper concludes with applications to charged leptons and neutrinos, where Lorentz violations could lead to new phenomena, such as radiative muon decay or modified neutrino oscillations. The results highlight the importance of high-energy experiments in testing special relativity and provide constraints on Lorentz-violating parameters that are crucial for future physics studies.Coleman and Glashow explore high-energy tests of Lorentz invariance by introducing small, renormalizable perturbations to the Standard Model Lagrangian. These perturbations, which are CPT-even and invariant under gauge transformations, lead to observable effects in high-energy physics. The analysis reveals that CPT-even perturbations grow with energy more rapidly than CPT-odd ones, making them more sensitive to Lorentz violations. The study considers various phenomena, including cosmic-ray physics and neutrino oscillations, where Lorentz violations could alter the GZK cutoff or generate novel oscillation patterns. The authors show that these effects can be tested with high-energy experiments, providing stringent bounds on Lorentz-violating parameters. They also discuss the implications of Lorentz violation for particle decays, showing that certain processes may be kinematically allowed or forbidden depending on energy and velocity differences. The paper concludes with applications to charged leptons and neutrinos, where Lorentz violations could lead to new phenomena, such as radiative muon decay or modified neutrino oscillations. The results highlight the importance of high-energy experiments in testing special relativity and provide constraints on Lorentz-violating parameters that are crucial for future physics studies.
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