Dark Matter, Quantum Gravity, Vacuum Energy, and Lorentz Invariance
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چکیده
In earlier work , we introduced a theory which implies violation of Lorentz invariance for (i) fermions at extremely high energy and (ii) fundamental scalar bosons which have not yet been observed. On the other hand, the theory appears to be in agreement with even the most sensitive experimental and observational tests of Lorentz invariance that are currently available, since many features of this symmetry are preserved, including rotational invariance, CPT invariance, and the same velocity c for all massless particles.
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