Tests of Lorentz invariance using hydrogen molecules

2004/05/31 by Holger Müller, Holger Mueller, Sven Herrmann +5 · 1 citation
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Algebraic and Geometric Analysis #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #CPT symmetry #Classical mechanics #Computer science #Extension (predicate logic) #Four-momentum #Hydrogen #Hydrogen molecule #Lorentz covariance #Lorentz factor #Lorentz transformation #Molecule #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #Physics #Quantum mechanics #Rotational invariance #Theoretical physics #Velocity-addition formula #hep-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.70.076004

published as Phys. Rev. D 70, 076004 (2004) · Expanded version containing a detailed discussion of possible experiments. 9 pages revtex, one figure

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Abstract

We discuss the consequences of Lorentz violation (as expressed within the Lorentz-violating extension of the standard model) for the hydrogen molecule, which represents a generic model of a molecular binding. Lorentz-violating shifts of electronic, vibrational and rotational energy levels, and of the internuclear distance are calculated. This offers the possibility of obtaining improved bounds on Lorentz invariance by experiments using molecules.

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