Light-bending tests of Lorentz invariance

Journal Article · Sat Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVD.84.085025· OSTI ID:21607958

Tso, Rhondale; Bailey, Quentin G ^[1]

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1. Physics Department, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 3700 Willow Creek Road, Prescott, Arizona 86301 (United States)

Classical light-bending is investigated for weak gravitational fields in the presence of hypothetical local Lorentz violation. Using an effective field theory framework that describes general deviations from local Lorentz invariance, we derive a modified deflection angle for light passing near a massive body. The results include anisotropic effects not present for spherical sources in General Relativity as well as Weak Equivalence Principle violation. We develop an expression for the relative deflection of two distant stars that can be used to analyze data in past and future solar-system observations. The measurement sensitivities of such tests to coefficients for Lorentz violation are discussed.

• OSTI ID: 21607958
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 84, Issue 8; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.84.085025; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ANISOTROPY
EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLE
GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY
GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS
LORENTZ INVARIANCE
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
SENSITIVITY
SOLAR SYSTEM
SPHERICAL CONFIGURATION
STARS
CONFIGURATION
FIELD THEORIES
INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES
RELATIVITY THEORY