GAUGE NON-INVARIANCE AS TESTS OF EMERGENT GAUGE SYMMETRY

Authors

John Donoghue, University of Massachusetts AmherstFollow
Mohamed M. Anber, University of Massachusetts AmherstFollow
Ufuk Aydemir, University of Massachusetts AmherstFollow

Publication Date

2010

Abstract

We motivate the concept of emergent gauge symmetry and discuss ways that this concept can be tested. The key idea is that if a symmetry is emergent, one should look for small violations of this symmetry because the underlying fundamental theory does not contain the symmetry. We describe our recent work implementing this idea in the gravity sector. We also describe the reasons why violations of gauge symmetry may well be linked to violations of Lorentz invariance.

Comments

This is the pre-published version which is collected from arXiv.

Recommended Citation

Donoghue, John; Anber, Mohamed M.; and Aydemir, Ufuk, "GAUGE NON-INVARIANCE AS TESTS OF EMERGENT GAUGE SYMMETRY" (2010). Physics Department Faculty Publication Series. 242.
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