1111.4931 (F. R. Klinkhamer)

Superluminality from the dynamics of a heavy sterile neutrino    [PDF]

F. R. Klinkhamer

A relatively simple theory for neutrino superluminality is presented (in principle, the same mechanism applies also to other fermions). The theory involves the standard-model particles and one additional heavy (TeV-scale) sterile neutrino, all particles propagating in the usual 3+1 spacetime dimensions. Lorentz violation results from spontaneous symmetry breaking in the sterile-neutrino sector. The theory tries, as far as possible, to be consistent with the existing experimental data from neutrino physics and to keep the number of assumptions minimal. There are clear experimental predictions which can be tested.

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