Aspects of Lorentz violating theories of gravity

Lorentz symmetry is arguably the most fundamental symmetry of physics, at least in its modern conception. On the other hand, some of the issues that plague the currently accepted theory of gravitation could be solved by breaking such symmetry. The theory proposed by Petr Horava in 2009 brings forwar...

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Main Author: Colombo, Mattia
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38419/