Testing Lorentz invariance by use of vacuum and matter filled cavity resonators

dc.creatorMueller, Holger
dc.date2004-12-26
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dc.descriptionWe consider tests of Lorentz invariance for the photon and fermion sector that use vacuum and matter-filled cavities. Assumptions on the wave-function of the electrons in crystals are eliminated from the underlying theory and accurate sensitivity coefficients (including some exceptionally large ones) are calculated for various materials. We derive the Lorentz-violating shift in the index of refraction n, which leads to additional sensitivity for matter-filled cavities ; and to birefringence in initially isotropic media. Using published experimental data, we obtain improved bounds on Lorentz violation for photons and electrons at levels of 10^-15 and below. We discuss implications for future experiments and propose a new Michelson-Morley type experiment based on birefringence in matter.
dc.description15 pages, 8 tables
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0412385
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0412385
dc.identifierPhys.Rev. D71 (2005) 045004
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevD.71.045004
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/44129
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleTesting Lorentz invariance by use of vacuum and matter filled cavity resonators
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