Special relativity is consistent with the opera measurements of the neutrino "velocity"

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates that special relativity can align with OPERA neutrino velocity measurements when considering second-order relativistic corrections and the experimental environment, providing a consistent interpretation.

Contribution

It introduces a correction method for neutrino velocity measurements within special relativity using second-order terms and the velocity addition law.

Findings

Special relativity can accommodate OPERA neutrino velocities with proper corrections.

An upper bound on neutrino velocity is established based on the experiment's data.

Second-order relativistic effects are significant in interpreting neutrino velocity measurements.

Abstract

We show that special relativity (SR) may be consistent with the OPERA measurements of the neutrino velocity provided the latter is corrected for the second order term in V^2/c^2 implied by the velocity, V, of the alpha particles from radioactive rocks of the experiment area, when properly accounted for in the SR velocity addition law. An upper bound has been set on the velocity of the OPERA neutrinos by using the deformed dispersion relation suggested by the result of the experiment OPERA itself.