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A Planck-scale limit on spacetime fuzziness and stochastic Lorentz invariance violation

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 16 Mar 2015 France, Italy, France Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature Physics, volume 11, pages 344-346 (issn: 1745-2473, eissn: 1745-2481,

Authors: Vasileiou V.; Granot J.; Piran T.; Amelino Camelia G.;

doi: 10.1038/nphys3270

handle: 11588/836808 , 11573/837464

A Planck-scale limit on spacetime fuzziness and stochastic Lorentz invariance violation

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Abstract

Gamma-ray bursts can be used to test for the presence of spacetime foam—postulated in theories of quantum gravity. Quantum fluctuations would cause the photon speeds to vary, leading to ‘fuzziness’ and, consequently, Lorentz invariance violation.

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fluctuation: stochastic, satellite, burst [gamma ray], General Physics and Astronomy, gamma ray: burst, invariance: Lorentz, stochastic [fluctuation], space-time [quantization], energy dependence, photon: velocity, Planck [scale], Physics and Astronomy (all), benchmark, 539, Lorentz [invariance], Knowmad Institut, Lorentz [violation], velocity [photon], Aurora Universities Network, energy [photon], scale: Planck, photon: energy, Energy Research, violation: Lorentz, quantization: space-time, quantum gravity, [PHYS.GRQC]Physics [physics]/General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology [gr-qc]

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