Lorentz-violating Dispersion Relations and Threshold Analyses
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Remnant low-energy effects of Planck-scale Lorentz breaking in candidate fundamental theories typically include modified one-particle dispersion relations. Theoretical constraints on such modifications are discussed leading to the exclusion of a variety of previously considered Lorentz-violating parameters. In particular, the fundamental principle of coordinate independence, the role of an effective dynamical framework, and the conditions of positivity and causality are investigated.
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