New perspective on space and time from Lorentz violation

Abstract

I present a brief review on space and time in different periods of physics, and then talk on the nature of space and time from physical arguments. I discuss the ways to test such a new perspective on space and time through searching for Lorentz violation in some physical processes. I also make an introduce to a newly proposed theory of Lorentz violation from basic considerations.

10 latex pages. Plenary talk at First LeCosPA Symposium: Towards Ultimate Understanding of the Universe (LeCosPA2012), National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, February 6-9, 2012

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