Velocity addition and a closed time cycle in Lorentz-noninvariant theories

DOI10.1134/S0040577916060027zbMATH Open1346.81149arXiv1511.08785OpenAlexW2262378526MaRDI QIDQ314915FDOQ314915

Authors: A. E. Shabad 

Publication date: 19 September 2016

Published in: Theoretical and Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In theories, whose Lorentz invariance is violated by involvement of an external any-rank tensor, we show that the standard relativistic rule still holds true for summing the signal speed, understood as the group velocity of a wave, with the speed of the reference frame. Provided a superluminal signal is available, this observation enables one to arrange a closed time cycle and hence causality violation, notwithstanding the Lorentz noninvariance. Also an optical anisotropy of a moving medium, isotropic at rest, is revealed.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1511.08785

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zbMATH Keywords

causalityclosed time cycleLorentz-invariance violationmoving mediumsuperluminal propagation velocity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite-dimensional groups and algebras motivated by physics and their representations (81R05) Unified quantum theories (81V22) Other elementary particle theory in quantum theory (81V25) Noncommutative geometry methods in quantum field theory (81T75)

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