Photon-propagation model with random background field: Length scales and Cherenkov limits

2005/06/30 by F. R. Klinkhamer, Christian Rupp, C. Rupp · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #gr-qc #hep-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.72.017901

published as Phys.Rev. D72 (2005) 017901 · 6 pages with revtex4; v3: final version

openalex publication_date 2005/07/27 · arxiv created 2005/08/01 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We present improved experimental bounds on typical length scales of a photon-propagation model with a frozen (time-independent) random background field, which could result from anomalous effects of a static, multiply connected spacetime foam.

Citations

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• Cosmic ray and neutrino tests of special relativity

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