Constraining CPT-odd nonminimal interactions in the Electroweak sector

Abstract

In this work, we propose two possibilities of CPT-odd and Lorentz-violating (LV) nonminimal couplings in the Electroweak sector. These terms are gauge-invariant and couple a fixed 4-vector to the physical fields of the theory. After determining the LV contributions to the electroweak currents, we reassess the evaluation of the decay rate for the vector mediators $W$ and $Z$. Using the experimental uncertainty in these decay rates, upper bounds of $1$ part in $10^{-15}$ (eV )${}^{-1}$ and $10^{-14}$ (eV )${}^{-1}$ are imposed on the magnitude of the proposed nonmimal interactions.

Comments: 6 pages, revtex style