Lorentz invariance violation and the observed spectrum of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 220-225

  Scully, S T ^a   Stecker, F W ^b  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Lorentz invariance; Quantum gravity

Indexed keywords

AUGERS; COSMOLOGY; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; INVARIANCE; METAL RECOVERY; QUANTUM THEORY;

COLEMAN; COSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATIONS; COSMIC RAY SPECTRUM; LORENTZ INVARIANCE; LORENTZ INVARIANCE VIOLATIONS; QUANTUM GRAVITY; QUANTUM GRAVITY THEORIES; RECOVERY EFFECTS; ULTRA-HIGH ENERGY COSMIC RAYS; UPPER LIMITS;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 62249186735     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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