Published June 15, 2009
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Journal article
k-essence explains a Lorentz violation experiment
Description
Recently, a state of the art experiment shows evidence for Lorentz violation in the gravitational sector. To explain this experiment, we investigate a spontaneous Lorentz violation scenario with a generalized scalar field. We find that when the scalar field is nonminimally coupled to gravity, the Lorentz violation induces a deformation in the Newtonian potential along the direction of Lorentz violation.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.79.125016;
- arXiv
- arXiv:0903.0227v3;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
- Journal Volume
- 79
- Journal Issue
- 12
- Journal Page Range
- p. 125016-125016.4
- ISSN
- 0556-2821
- CODEN
- PRVDAQ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41045814
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- DEFORMATION; GRAVITATION; LORENTZ INVARIANCE; POTENTIALS; SCALAR FIELDS
- Descriptors DEC
- INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2009 The American Physical Society