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Spontaneous breaking of Lorentz symmetry in string theory
Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields · 1989 · Vol. 39(2) · pp. 683–685
V. Alan Kostelecký✉(Indiana University Bloomington)Stuart Samuel(Indiana University Bloomington)
Abstract
The possibility of spontaneous breakdown of Lorentz symmetry in string theory is explored via covariant string field theory. A potential mechanism is suggested for the Lorentz breaking that may be generic in many string theories.
Black Holes and Theoretical PhysicsNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity TheoriesCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesPhysicsRelationship between string theory and quantum field theoryString field theoryNon-critical string theoryCPT symmetryString (physics)Lorentz transformationLorentz covarianceSymmetry breakingSpontaneous symmetry breaking
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