Long-Range Electron Spin-Spin Interactions from Unparticle Exchange

Yi Liao and Ji-Yuan Liu
Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 191804 – Published 8 November 2007

Abstract

Unparticles as suggested by Georgi are identities that are not constrained by dispersion relations but are governed by their scaling dimension d. Their coupling to particles can result in macroscopic interactions between matter that are generally an inverse nonintegral power of distance. This is totally different from known macroscopic forces. We use the precisely measured long-ranged spin-spin interaction of electrons to constrain unparticle couplings to the electron. For 1<d<1.5 the axial vector unparticle coupling is excluded, and for 1<d<1.3 the pseudoscalar and vector couplings are also ruled out. These bounds and the ones for other ranges of d exceed or are complementary to those obtained previously from exotic positronium decays.

  • Received 16 June 2007

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.191804

©2007 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Yi Liao* and Ji-Yuan Liu

  • Department of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China

  • *liaoy@nankai.edu.cn

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Vol. 99, Iss. 19 — 9 November 2007

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