Quantum-Gravity Phenomenology – Electrodynamics and Photons  

General Quantum-Gravity Effects on Electrodynamics > s.a. lorentz-symmetry violation and phenomenology.
@ Interferometry: Boyarski PLA(92) [2-slit]; Percival pw(97)mar; Lieu & Hillman ap/02, comm Coule CQG(03)ap [stellar]; Schiller et al PRD(04)gq [optical]; Christiansen et al PRL(06)gq/05 [images of distant galaxies]; Maziashvili hp/06 [and modified gravity]; Ng gq/07-in [decreased fringe visibility].
@ Photon propagation: Amelino-Camelia et al Nat(98)ap/97; Ellis et al GRG(00)gq/99 [from branes], PRD(00)gq/99, gq/99-in [recoil model], ApJ(00)ap/99; Amelino-Camelia & Piran PLB(01), PRD(01)ap/00; Mavromatos ap/00-in; Ng et al PLB(01)hp/00 [and UHECR threshold anomalies]; Blanch et al APP(03)ap/01; Camacho GRG(02)gq; Ellis et al A&A(03)ap/02 [wavelets]; Gleiser et al CQG(03)gq; Klinkhamer & Rupp PRD(04)ht/03 [punctures and CPT anomaly]; Bombelli & Winkler CQG(04)gq [and standard physics]; Klinkhamer & Rupp ap/05-in; Kirillov & Turaev PLB(07)-a0707 [chaotic scattering]; Ahmadi & Nouri-Zonoz CQG(08) [induced phase].
@ In loop quantum gravity: Gambini & Pullin PRD(99)gq/98; Alfaro et al PRD(02)ht/01; Kozameh & Parisi CQG(04)gq/03 [from weaves, Lorentz invariance]; Yépez et al ht/04 [finite T]; Kozameh & Parisi CQG(07)-a0704 [and Lorentz violation]; Bojowald & Das PRD(07)-a0710 [radiation equation of state].
@ In stringy models: Ellis et al PLB(08)-a0804, addendum PLB(09)-a0901 [vacuum index of refraction].
@ Cosmological photon spectra: Stecker NAR(04)ap/03-in, APP(03)ap [and Lorentz invariance].
@ Dispersion: Jacobson et al PRD(02)hp/01, Nat(03)ap/02 [threshold effects]; Mueller et al PRD(03)hp/02 [cavity experiments]; Ellis et al APP(04)ap/03; Gelmini et al JCAP(05) [and photon splitting]; Camacho CQG(05)gq [and coherence length]; Martínez et al PRD(06)gq/05 [and absorption]; Bernadotte & Klinkhamer PRD(07)hp/06 [bounds on length scales from Minkowski + defects model].
@ Dispersion, bounds and experiments: Martínez & Errando APP(09)-a0803 [method]; Galaverni & Sigl PRD(08)-a0807 [ultrahigh-energy photons].
@ Birefringence: Gleiser & Kozameh PRD(01)gq [limits]; Montemayor & Urrutia GRG(07)gq/06; Ahmadi et al JCAP(08); > s.a. non-commutative physics.
@ From non-commutative spacetime: Rychkov JCAP(03)ht [dispersion].
@ Synchrotron radiation: Jacobson et al Nat(03)ap/02; Ellis et al APP(04)ap/03, Nat(04)ap/03.
@ Other effects: Nozari PLB(05) [on quantum optics]; Thompson & Ford PRD(06)gq [line broadening, angular blurring]; Chen & Wen gq/06 [suppression of observable effects]; Nozari & Sadatian GRG(08)gq/06 [Compton effect]; > s.a. matter phenomenology [decoherence].

Gamma-Ray Bursts and Cosmology > s.a. cosmological effects [including cmb].
@ General references: Wagner a0901-in [prospects]; Amelino-Camelia & Smolin PRD(09)-a0906 [prospects].
@ GRBs, theory: Gambini & Pullin GRG(99); Norris et al ap/99; Piran ap/04-ln [rev].
@ GRBs, observation: Schaefer PRL(99)ap/98 [bounds on dispersion]; Boggs et al ApJL(04)ap/03; Cheng & Harko APP(04)ap, Harko & Cheng ASS(05)ap/04-in [evidence?]; Ellis et al APP(06)ap/05, erratum a0712 [Lorentz invariance violation scale M > 0.9 1016 GeV]; Rodríguez & Piran JCAP(06) [bounds on dispersion], et al JCAP(06)ap [bounds from GRB 051221A]; Stecker IJMPD(08)ap/06-in [and GLAST mission]; Scargle et al ap/06/ApJ; Lamon et al GRG(08)-a0706 [using INTEGRAL data]; news ns(09)aug [delay seen in Markarian 501].
@ Other astrophysics: Albert et MAGIC PLB(08)-a0708 [Mkn 501 flare]; Aharonian et HESS PRL(08)-a0810 [active galaxy flare]; Bolmont et al a0904-in [PKS 2155-304 blazar].
@ Cosmological bounds: Biller et al PRL(99)gq/98 ['s, E > 4 × 1016 GeV]; Kaaret A&AL-ap/99; Amelino-Camelia NJP(04)gq/02; Lieu & Hillman ApJL(03)ap [phase coherence of light]; Ng et al ApJL(03)ap; Ragazzoni et al ApJL(03)ap; Le Gallou APP(04)ap/03.

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