Published October 15, 2010
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Journal article
Stability of the aether
Creators
- 1. Center for Fundamental Physics, Department of Physics, University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, Maryland, 20742-4111 (United States)
Description
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.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.82.081501;
- arXiv
- arXiv:1008.4351v2;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
- Journal Volume
- 82
- Journal Issue
- 8
- Journal Page Range
- p. 081501-081501.4
- ISSN
- 0556-2821
- CODEN
- PRVDAQ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 42021751
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- EINSTEIN FIELD EQUATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; LORENTZ INVARIANCE; PHASE VELOCITY; STABILITY
- Descriptors DEC
- EQUATIONS; FIELD EQUATIONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; RADIATIONS; VELOCITY
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics