Prospects for Large Relativity Violations in Matter-Gravity Couplings

V. Alan Kostelecký and Jay D. Tasson
Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 010402 – Published 5 January 2009

Abstract

Deviations from relativity are tightly constrained by numerous experiments. A class of unmeasured and potentially large violations is presented that can be tested in the laboratory only via weak-gravity couplings. Specialized highly sensitive experiments could achieve measurements of the corresponding effects. A single constraint of 1×1011GeV is extracted on one combination of the 12 possible effects in ordinary matter. Estimates are provided for attainable sensitivities in existing and future experiments.

  • Received 8 October 2008

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.010402

©2009 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

V. Alan Kostelecký and Jay D. Tasson

  • Physics Department, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA

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Vol. 102, Iss. 1 — 9 January 2009

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