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April 8, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Experimental Constraints on the Scaling Dimension of Spacetime Anisotropy

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ŠSŠtěpán Sekanina

Key Points

  • The study aims to explore the relationship between Planck-scale spacetime structure and observable signals in laboratory experiments.
  • Derived a connection between Planck-scale discrete spacetime and laboratory observables.
  • Identified leading Lorentz-violating operator via symmetry mapping.
  • Computed the amplitude of signals in precision ion-trap experiments.
  • Examined constraints from current experiments on Lorentz violation.
  • Confirmed primary predicted signal occurs at four times the sidereal frequency.
  • Established bounds on the scaling dimension of spacetime anisotropy must be over four.
  • Concluded that scaling dimensions must be at least five if described by a unitary three-dimensional conformal field theory.
  • Excluded discrete spacetime models with leading anisotropic operators being relevant.

Abstract

We derive, within the Granular Entropic Physics framework, the complete chain from Planck-scale discrete spacetime structure to laboratory observables. Starting from a tetrahedral bipartite network at the Planck scale, we identify the leading Lorentz-violating operator uniquely fixed by symmetry, map it to Standard Model Extension coefficients, and compute the resulting sidereal signal and its amplitude in precision ion-trap experiments. The primary predicted signal is at four times the sidereal frequency, not six as previously conjectured. We show that the absence of detected Lorentz violation in current experiments directly constrains the scaling dimension of spacetime anisotropy at the critical point, requiring it to be greater than four. If the critical point is described by a unitary three-dimensional conformal field theory, the unitarity bound further requires the scaling dimension to be at least five, naturally explaining the absence of any signal without fine-tuning. Any discrete model of spacetime whose leading anisotropic operator is relevant is thus experimentally excluded. This establishes a direct bridge between Planck-scale discreteness and laboratory spectroscopy, providing an experimental handle on the universality class of microscopic spacetime.

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Štěpán Sekanina (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d5f0d774eaea4b11a7a527https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19446091
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