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Volume 13: Pages 645-656, 2000
Observation of a DC Voltage Induced by a Steady Magnetic Field: A Possible Electromagnetic Breakdown of Lorentz Invariance?
Fabio Cardone 1, Roberto Mignani 2
1Dipartimento di Fisica, Università dell'Aquila, Via Vetoio, I‐67010 Coppito, L'Aquila, Italy
2Dipartimento di Fisica “E. Amaldi”, Università degli Studi “Roma Tre”, I.N.F.N.‐Sezione di Roma III, Via della Vasca Navale, 84, I‐00146 Roma, Italy
A recently proposed electromagnetic test of the breakdown of local Lorentz invariance, based on the detection of a nonzero force between a circular stationary current and a charge (both at rest in the Earth frame), has provided positive evidence for such an effect. We analyze in detail the experimental results obtained, together with their implications. Possible theoretical interpretations are briefly discussed. It is shown that the corresponding values found for the parameters of Lorentz invariance violation are consistent with the existing upper limits.
Keywords: special relativity, local Lorentz invariance, electrodynamics, parameters of violation of LLI
Received: April 11, 2001; Published online: December 15, 2008
