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Is the physical vacuum a preferred frame ?

Authors :
Consoli, M.
Costanzo, E.
Source :
Eur.Phys.J.C54:285-290,2008
Publication Year :
2007

Abstract

It is generally assumed that the physical vacuum of particle physics should be characterized by an energy momentum tensor in such a way to preserve exact Lorentz invariance. On the other hand, if the ground state were characterized by its energy-momentum vector, with zero spatial momentum and a non-zero energy, the vacuum would represent a preferred frame. Since both theoretical approaches have their own good motivations, we propose an experimental test to decide between the two scenarios.<br />Comment: 12 pages, no figures

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
Eur.Phys.J.C54:285-290,2008
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.0709.4101
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-007-0507-0