Tests of Lorentz Invariance with an Optical Ring Cavity

• Main Author: Michimura, Yuta (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Gravitation.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Classical Electrodynamics.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

This thesis describes one of the most precise experimental tests of Lorentz symmetry in electrodynamics by light-speed anisotropy measurement with an asymmetric optical ring cavity. The author aims to answer the fundamental, hypothetical debate on Lorentz symmetry in the Universe. He concludes that...