Gravitational Tests of Lorentz Symmetry

ORAL

Abstract

Tests of Lorentz symmetry provide a potential means of detecting new physics originating at the Planck scale. The effects of hypothetical violations of Lorentz symmetry in experiments performed at presently accessible energies are described by a test framework called the Standard-Model Extension (SME). In this talk, I will provide a summary of the SME and discuss recent work on gravitational tests.

Authors

  • Jay Tasson

    Whitman College