Quantum-gravity-induced dual lensing and IceCube neutrinos

Abstract

Momentum-space curvature, which is expected in some approaches to the quantum-gravity problem, can produce dual redshift, a feature which introduces energy dependence of the travel times of ultrarelativistic particles, and dual lensing, a feature which mainly affects the direction of observation of particles. In our recent arXiv:1605.00496 we explored the possibility that dual redshift might be relevant in the analysis of IceCube neutrinos, obtaining results which are preliminarily encouraging. Here we explore the possibility that also dual lensing might play a role in the analysis of IceCube neutrinos. In doing so we also investigate issues which are of broader interest, such as the possibility of estimating the contribution by background neutrinos and some noteworthy differences between candidate "early neutrinos" and candidate "late neutrinos".

In this version V2 we give a definition of variation probability which could be considered in alternative to the notion of variation probability already introduced in version V1; both notions of variation probability are contemplated in the data analysis. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1605.00496