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KM3NeT constraint on Lorentz-violating superluminal neutrino velocity

NázevTitle
KM3NeT constraint on Lorentz-violating superluminal neutrino velocityKM3NeT constraint on Lorentz-violating superluminal neutrino velocity
Druh výsledkuResult type
Článek v časopiseJournal article
AutořiAuthors
N. Zywucka, J. Zúñiga, J.D. Zornoza, D. Zito, I. Štekl, Y. Shitov, M. Petropavlova, F. Mamedov, Ľ. Krupa, E. Eckerová, Z. Beňušová
DOIDOI
10.1038/s42005-025-02347-z
Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
Communications Physics. 2025, 8(1), 1-5. ISSN 2399-3650.
RokYear
2025
JazykLanguage
eng
WoSWoS
001730892100001
ScopusScopus
2-s2.0-105025880439
RIVRIV
RIV/68407700:21670/25:00387425!RIV26-GA0-21670___
ProjektProject
Institucionální podpora na rozvoj výzkumné org.Institucionální podpora na rozvoj výzkumné org.; Hodnocení radioaktivity materiálu a vylepšené kalibrační techniky pro zvýšení výkonnosti neutrinových teleskopů KM3NETMaterial radioactivity evaluations and improved calibration techniques to advance performances of the KM3NET neutrino telescopes

AbstraktAbstract

Lorentz invariance is a fundamental symmetry of spacetime and foundational to modern physics. One of its most important consequences is the constancy of the speed of light. This invariance, together with the geometry of spacetime, implies that no particle can move faster than the speed of light. In this article, we present the most stringent neutrino-based test of this prediction, using the highest-energy neutrino ever detected to date, KM3-230213A. If we assume an extragalactic source as the origin, the arrival of this event, with an energy of 220−110+570PeV, sets a constraint on δ≡cν2−1<4.2−3.7+9.2×10−22.

Lorentz invariance is a fundamental symmetry of spacetime and foundational to modern physics. One of its most important consequences is the constancy of the speed of light. This invariance, together with the geometry of spacetime, implies that no particle can move faster than the speed of light. In this article, we present the most stringent neutrino-based test of this prediction, using the highest-energy neutrino ever detected to date, KM3-230213A. If we assume an extragalactic source as the origin, the arrival of this event, with an energy of 220−110+570PeV, sets a constraint on δ≡cν2−1<4.2−3.7+9.2×10−22.