Generation of higher derivatives operators and electromagnetic wave propagation in a Lorentz-violation scenario

Autor(es)

Borges, L. H. C. ^[1] ; Dias, A. G. ^[1] ; Ferrari, A. F. ^[1] ; Nascimento, J. R. ^[2] ; Petrov, A. Yu. ^[2]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Fed ABC, Ctr Ciencias Nat & Humanas, Av Estados 5001, BR-09210580 Santo Andre, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Paraiba, Dept Fis, Caixa Postal 5008, BR-58051970 Joao Pessoa, Paraiba - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Physics Letters B; v. 756, p. 332-336, MAY 10 2016.
• Citações Web of Science: 13

Resumo

We study the perturbative generation of higher-derivative Lorentz violating operators as quantum corrections to the photon effective action, originated from a specific Lorentz violation background, which has already been studied in connection with the physics of light pseudoscalars. We calculate the complete one loop effective action of the photon field through the proper-time method, using the zeta function regularization. This result can be used as a starting point to study possible effects of the Lorentz violating background we are considering in photon physics. As an example, we focus on the lowest order corrections and investigate whether they could influence the propagation of electromagnetic waves through the vacuum. We show, however, that no effects of the kind of Lorentz violation we consider can be detected in such a context, so that other aspects of photon physics have to be studied. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 13/22079-8 - Física de partículas e campos: modelo padrão e suas extensões
• Beneficiário: Adriano Antonio Natale
• Linha de fomento: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático
• Processo FAPESP: 13/01231-6 - Quebra de simetria de Lorentz, supersimetria e campos pseudoescalares
• Beneficiário: Luiz Henrique de Campos Borges
• Linha de fomento: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 14/24672-0 - Simetrias e a física além do modelo padrão
• Beneficiário: Alysson Fábio Ferrari
• Linha de fomento: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular