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V. Alan Kostelecký

V. Alan Kostelecký

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Physics

D-Index
78
Citations
30698
World Ranking
3138
National Ranking
1498

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2004 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his seminal contributions to the understanding and testing of spacetime symmetries and for the development of a theoretical framework for investigations of relativity violations

Overview

V. Alan Kostelecký is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States and specializes in the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on various subfields including Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Condensed Matter Physics.

The primary topics of their research span a broad spectrum of theoretical and applied physics areas. These include:

  • Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories
  • Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Quantum Mechanics and Applications
  • Relativity and Gravitational Theory
  • Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
  • Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics

Kostelecký has contributed to numerous publications, with recent notable papers such as:

  • "Backgrounds in gravitational effective field theory," 2021, Physical Review D
  • "Lorentz violation in Dirac and Weyl semimetals," 2022, Physical Review Research
  • "Searches for beyond-Riemann gravity," 2021, Physical Review D
  • "Lorentz symmetry in ghost-free massive gravity," 2021, Physical Review D
  • "Concepts in Lorentz and CPT Violation," 2023, CPT and Lorentz Symmetry

The venues in which Kostelecký frequently publishes further reflect the focus on fundamental physics, including:

  • Physical Review D
  • CPT and Lorentz Symmetry
  • Physics Letters B
  • Physical Review Research
  • New Journal of Physics

Collaboration forms a significant aspect of their research activities. Frequent coauthors include Ralf Lehnert, Marco Schreck, Babak Seradjeh, Zonghao Li, and Nathaniel Sherrill, with multiple joint publications indicating ongoing cooperative work in overlapping research interests.

The scientist's career has been recognized by professional organizations through fellowships. They have been named Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2004, with a citation noting contributions to the understanding and testing of spacetime symmetries and the development of theoretical frameworks for investigations of relativity violations. Additionally, they were elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2006.

Best Publications

  • Lorentz-Violating Extension of the Standard Model

    D. Colladay;V. Alan Kostelecký

  • $CPT$ violation and the standard model

    Don Colladay;V. Alan Kostelecký

  • Spontaneous Breaking of Lorentz Symmetry in String Theory

    V. Alan Kostelecký;Stuart Samuel

  • Noncommutative field theory and Lorentz violation.

    Sean M. Carroll;Jeffrey A. Harvey;V. Alan Kostelecký;Charles D. Lane

  • Signals for Lorentz violation in electrodynamics

    V. Alan Kostelecký;Matthew Mewes

  • CPT and strings

    V. Alan Kostelecký;Robertus Potting

  • Stability, causality, and Lorentz and CPT violation

    V. Alan Kostelecký;Ralf Lehnert

  • Electrodynamics with Lorentz-violating operators of arbitrary dimension

    V. Alan Kostelecký;Matthew Mewes

  • Cosmological Constraints on Lorentz Violation in Electrodynamics

    V. Alan Kostelecký;Matthew Mewes

  • Constraints on Lorentz violation from clock-comparison experiments

    V. Alan Kostelecký;Charles D. Lane

  • Signals for Lorentz violation in post-Newtonian gravity

    Quentin G. Bailey;V. Alan Kostelecký

  • Gravitational phenomenology in higher-dimensional theories and strings

    V. Alan Kostelecký;Stuart Samuel

  • $CPT$ and Lorentz Tests in Hydrogen and Antihydrogen

    Robert Bluhm;V. Alan Kostelecký;Neil Russell

  • Radiatively induced Lorentz and $CPT$ violation in electrodynamics

    R. Jackiw;V. Alan Kostelecký

  • On a nonperturbative vacuum for the open bosonic string

    V.Alan Kostelecký;Stuart Samuel

  • Limit on Lorentz and CPT Violation of the Neutron Using a Two-Species Noble-Gas Maser

    D. Bear;R. E. Stoner;R. L. Walsworth;V. Alan Kostelecký

  • CPT and Lorentz tests in Penning traps

    Robert Bluhm;V. Alan Kostelecký;Neil Russell

  • Testing CPT with Anomalous Magnetic Moments

    Robert Bluhm;V. Alan Kostelecký;Neil Russell

  • Neutrinos with Lorentz-violating operators of arbitrary dimension

    V. Alan Kostelecký;Matthew Mewes

  • CPT violation and baryogenesis

    O. Bertolami;Don Colladay;V.Alan Kostelecký;R. Potting

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald L. Walsworth
Ronald L. Walsworth University of Maryland, Baltimore
Peter Mészáros
Peter Mészáros Pennsylvania State University
Lisa C. Klein
Lisa C. Klein Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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