Published December 15, 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

Spacetime-varying couplings and Lorentz violation

  • 1. D.A.M.T.P., Cambridge University, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA (United Kingdom)
  • 2. CENTRA, Area Departamental de Fisica, Universidade do Algarve, 8000-117 Faro (Portugal)
  • 3. Physics Department, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405 (United States)

Description

Spacetime-varying coupling constants can be associated with violations of local Lorentz invariance and CPT symmetry. An analytical supergravity cosmology with a time-varying fine-structure constant provides an explicit example. Estimates are made for some experimental constraints

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
68
Journal Issue
12
Journal Page Range
p. 123511-123511.5
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
35082448
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
COSMOLOGY; COUPLING; COUPLING CONSTANTS; CPT THEOREM; FINE STRUCTURE; GAUGE INVARIANCE; LORENTZ INVARIANCE; SPACE-TIME; SUPERGRAVITY; SYMMETRY
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES

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