Gravity, Cosmic Rays and the LHC
Richard Shurtleff
TL;DR
This paper proposes that LHC proton collisions can test gravity-related theories of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays by examining energy discrepancies predicted by a specific model involving gravitational potential effects.
Contribution
It introduces a model predicting energy differences in particles due to gravitational potential, providing a testable hypothesis for LHC experiments.
Findings
A 7 TeV proton could produce a 23.5 TeV particle state if the model is correct.
The model offers a potential explanation for ultrahigh energy cosmic rays.
LHC data can confirm or refute the gravity-related explanation.
Abstract
The high energy proton beams expected when the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) comes online should provide a pass/fail test for a gravity-related explanation of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays. The model predicts that particles have two kinds energies, equal for null gravitational potentials and, in the potential at the Earth, differing significantly above one TeV. If correct, a 7 TeV trajectory energy proton at the LHC would deliver a 23.5 TeV particle state energy in a collision.
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Taxonomy
TopicsAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena · Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena · Cosmology and Gravitation Theories