Energy-momentum uncertainties as possible origin of threshold anomalies in UHECR and TeV-/γ events
Abstract
A threshold anomaly refers to a theoretically expected energy threshold that is not observed experimentally. Here we offer an explanation of the threshold anomalies encountered in the ultra-high energy cosmic ray events and the TeV-/γ events, by arguing that energy-momentum uncertainties due to quantum gravity, too small to be detected in low-energy regime, can affect particle kinematics so as to raise or even eliminate the energy thresholds.
- Publication:
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Physics Letters B
- Pub Date:
- May 2001
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:hep-ph/0010152
- Bibcode:
- 2001PhLB..507..236N
- Keywords:
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- High Energy Physics - Phenomenology;
- Astrophysics;
- General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology;
- High Energy Physics - Theory
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