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Stability of the aether

William Donnelly and Ted Jacobson
Phys. Rev. D 82, 081501(R) – Published 8 October 2010
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    The requirements for stability of a Lorentz violating theory are analyzed. In particular we conclude that Einstein-aether theory can be stable when its modes have any phase velocity, rather than only the speed of light as was argued in a recent paper.

    • Received 26 August 2010

    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.82.081501

    © 2010 The American Physical Society

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    William Donnelly* and Ted Jacobson†

    • Center for Fundamental Physics, Department of Physics, University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, Maryland, 20742-4111 USA

    • *wdonnell@umd.edu
    • †jacobson@umd.edu

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    Vol. 82, Iss. 8 — 15 October 2010

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