Phenomenologically viable Lorentz-violating quantum gravity

Apr, 2009
4 pages
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  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 102 (2009) 251601
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Abstract: (arXiv)
Horava's 'Lifschitz point gravity' has many desirable features, but in its original incarnation one is forced to accept a non-zero cosmological constant of the wrong sign to be compatible with observation. We develop an extension of Horava's model that abandons 'detailed balance', and in 3+1 dimensions exhibit all five marginal (renormalizable) and four relevant (super-renormalizable) operators, as determined by power counting. We also consider the classical limit of this theory, evaluate the Hamiltonian and super-momentum constraints, and extract the classical equations of motion in a form similar to the ADM formulation of general relativity. This puts the model in a framework amenable to developing detailed precision tests.
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  • 11.25.Db
  • 11.30.Cp
  • 11.10.Kk
  • Hawking radiation
  • horizons
  • black holes
  • field equations: classical
  • any-dimensional
  • violation: Lorentz
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