Physical (ir)relevance of ambiguities to Lorentz and CPT violation in QED

Feb, 2001
15 pages
Published in:
  • JHEP 04 (2001) 032
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Report number:
  • MIT-CTP-3081

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Abstract: (IOP)
We discuss the regularization and renormalization of QED with Lorentz and CPT violation, and argue that the coefficient of the Chern-Simons term is an independent parameter not determined by gauge invariance. We also study these issues in a model with spontaneous breaking of Lorentz and CPT symmetries and find an explicit relation with the ABJ anomaly. This explains the observed convergence of the induced Chern-Simons term.
Note:
  • 16 pages, references added
  • quantum electrodynamics
  • violation: Lorentz
  • violation: CPT
  • regularization
  • Chern-Simons term
  • spontaneous symmetry breaking
  • invariance: gauge
  • anomaly
  • radiative correction