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The Soccer-Ball Problem

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arxiv 1403.2080 v3 pith:3KCWHJD2 submitted 2014-03-09 gr-qc hep-ph

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keywords problemgravitylorentz-symmetrymodifiedquantumsoccer-ballarguedarise
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The idea that Lorentz-symmetry in momentum space could be modified but still remain observer-independent has received quite some attention in the recent years. This modified Lorentz-symmetry, which has been argued to arise in Loop Quantum Gravity, is being used as a phenomenological model to test possibly observable effects of quantum gravity. The most pressing problem in these models is the treatment of multi-particle states, known as the 'soccer-ball problem'. This article briefly reviews the problem and the status of existing solution attempts.

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