Gamma Ray Burst Constraints on Ultraviolet Lorentz Invariance Violation
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We present a unified general formalism for ultraviolet Lorentz invariance violation (LV) testing through electromagnetic wave propagation, based on both dispersion and rotation measure data. This allows for a direct comparison of the efficacy of different data to constrain LV. As an example we study the signature of LV on the rotation of the polarization plane of $γ$-rays from gamma ray bursts in a LV model. Here $γ$-ray polarization data can provide a strong constraint on LV, 13 orders of magnitude more restrictive than a potential constraint from the rotation of the cosmic microwave background polarization proposed by Gamboa, López-Sarrión, and Polychronakos (2006).
5 pages, references added, accepted for publication in Phys. Lett. B
5 pages, references added, accepted for publication in Phys. Lett. B