Possible Effects of Lorentz Symmetry Violation on the Interaction Properties of Very High-Energy Cosmic Rays

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dc.creatorGonzalez-Mestres, Luis
dc.date1997-06-23
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dc.descriptionSpecial relativity has been tested at low energy with great accuracy, but these results cannot be extrapolated to the very high-energy region. Introducing a critical distance scale, $a$ , below 10E-25 cm (the wavelength scale of the highest-energy observed cosmic rays) allows to consider models, compatible with standard tests of special relativity, where a small violation of Lorentz symmetry ($a$ can, for instance, be the Planck length, around 10E-33 cm) produces dramatic effects on the interaction properties of very high-energy particles. Lorentz symmetry violation may potentially solve all the basic problems raised by the highest-energy cosmic rays (origin and energy, propagation...). Furthermore, superluminal sectors of matter may exist and release very high-energy ordinary particles or directly produce very high-energy cosmic-ray events with unambiguous signatures in very large detectors. We discuss these phenomena, as well as the cosmic-ray energy range (well below the energy scale associated to the fundamental length) and experiments where they could be detected and studied.
dc.descriptionLaTex, 4 pages, contribution to the Pre-Conference Workshops of the 25th International Cosmic Ray Conference, Durban (South Africa), July 28 - August 8 , 1997
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9706032
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9706032
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/153308
dc.subjectGeneral Physics
dc.titlePossible Effects of Lorentz Symmetry Violation on the Interaction Properties of Very High-Energy Cosmic Rays
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