A nonlinear dynamics for the scalar field in Randers spacetime

We investigate the properties of a real scalar field in the Finslerian Randers spacetime, where the local Lorentz violation is driven by a geometrical background vector. We propose a dynamics for the scalar field by a minimal coupling of the scalar field and the Finsler metric. The coupling is intri...

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Main Authors: J.E.G. Silva, R.V. Maluf, C.A.S. Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Physics Letters B
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269317300321
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Summary:We investigate the properties of a real scalar field in the Finslerian Randers spacetime, where the local Lorentz violation is driven by a geometrical background vector. We propose a dynamics for the scalar field by a minimal coupling of the scalar field and the Finsler metric. The coupling is intrinsically defined on the Randers spacetime, and it leads to a non-canonical kinetic term for the scalar field. The nonlinear dynamics can be split into a linear and nonlinear regimes, which depend perturbatively on the even and odd powers of the Lorentz-violating parameter, respectively. We analyze the plane-waves solutions and the modified dispersion relations, and it turns out that the spectrum is free of tachyons up to second-order.
ISSN:0370-2693
1873-2445