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Test of constancy of speed of light with rotating cryogenic optical resonators
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Submitted 22 Apr 2005
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The authors' main claim In terms of the Robertson-Mansouri-Sexl theory, we obtain $\beta-\delta-1/2=(+0.5\pm 3\pm 0.7) E-10$, a ten-fold improvement compared to the previous best results.
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A test of Lorentz invariance for electromagnetic waves was performed by comparing the resonance frequencies of two optical resonators as a function of orientation in space. In terms of the Robertson-Mansouri-Sexl theory, we obtain $\beta-\delta-1/2=(+0.5\pm 3\pm 0.7) E-10$, a ten-fold improvement compared to the previous best results. We also set a first upper limit for a so far unknown parameter of the Standard Model Extension test theory, $|(\tilde{\kappa}_{e-})^{ZZ}| < 2\cdot E-14$.
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| s0 | A test of Lorentz invariance for electromagnetic waves was performed by comparing the resonance frequencies of two optical resonators as a function of orientation in space. | method 0.60 | 0.96 | 0.06 | asserted 0.98 |
| s1 | In terms of the Robertson-Mansouri-Sexl theory, we obtain $\beta-\delta-1/2=(+0.5\pm 3\pm 0.7) E-10$, a ten-fold improvement compared to the previous best results. | result 1.00 | 0.96 | 0.73 | asserted 1.00 |
| s2 | We also set a first upper limit for a so far unknown parameter of the Standard Model Extension test theory, $|(\tilde{\kappa}_{e-})^{ZZ}| < 2\cdot E-14$. | result 0.99 | 0.96 | 0.15 | asserted 1.00 |
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A test of Lorentz invariance for electromagnetic waves was performed by comparing the resonance frequencies of two optical resonators as a function of orientation in space. In terms of the Robertson-Mansouri-Sexl theory, we obtain $\beta-\delta-1/2=(+0.5\pm 3\pm 0.7) E-10$, a ten-fold improvement compared to the previous best results. We also set a first upper limit for a so far unknown parameter of the Standard Model Extension test theory, $|(\tilde{\kappa}_{e-})^{ZZ}| < 2\cdot E-14$.
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We show that this is insufficient to put a bound on $\tilde{\kappa}_{e-}^{ZZ}$ and the bound on $\beta-\delta-1/2$ represents a five-fold improvement not a ten-fold improvement as claimed.
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