Asymptotically Free Lorentz- and CPT-Violating Scalar Field Theories

Abstract

We search for novel Lorentz- and CPT-violating field theories, beyond those contained in the superficially renormalizable standard model extension. We find a new class of scalar field self-interactions which are nonpolynomial in form, involving arbitrarily high powers of the field. Many of these interactions correspond to nontrivial asymptotically free theories. These theories are stable if rotation invariance remains unbroken. These results indicate that certain forms of Lorentz violation, if they exist, may naturally be quite strong.