Noncommutative field theory and Lorentz violation

May, 2001
4 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 87 (2001) 141601
e-Print:
Report number:
  • EFI-01-12,
  • IUHET-433

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Abstract:
The role of Lorentz symmetry in noncommutative field theory is considered. Any realistic noncommutative theory is found to be physically equivalent to a subset of a general Lorentz-violating standard-model extension involving ordinary fields. Some theoretical consequences are discussed. Existing experiments bound the scale of the noncommutativity parameter to (10 TeV)^{-2}.
  • field theory: noncommutative
  • violation: Lorentz
  • quantum electrodynamics
  • effective Lagrangian
  • atom: energy levels
  • numerical calculations