Lorentz-Symmetry Violations in Quantum Field Theory and General Relativity

Modern life relies on technology that is based on a scientific understanding of the world around us, obtained from centuries of study. Scientists are still exploring the nature of fundamental physical laws in the universe. Our modern understanding of the universe relies on Einstein’s General Relativity (GR) to describe known gravitational phenomena and the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics to describe interactions of the fundamental building blocks of nature. Despite these successes, physi