Date of Award
2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelors
Department
Natural Sciences
First Advisor
Colladay, Donald
Area of Concentration
Physics and Mathematics
Abstract
CPT stands for charge, parity, and time, and CPT-symmetry is the assumption that in a universe where CPT are all inverted at once with respect to our universe, the laws of physics remain the same. CPT-symmetry is respected by the Standard Model of particle physics, which most Physicists agree to be incomplete. In this thesis, the first order effects of a CPT-violating model on the orbit of a particle moving in the Schwarzschild metric gravitational field are calculated. The model introduces a uniform background vector field which couples with the helicity of the particle, and leads to a spin-dependent precession effect on the orbit.
Recommended Citation
Law, Leo, "ORBITAL CORRECTIONS DUE TO CPT VIOLATION" (2019). Theses & ETDs. 5733.
https://digitalcommons.ncf.edu/theses_etds/5733