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2208.02557
Leonardo Modesto
Tian Zhou, Leonardo Modesto
Geodesic incompleteness of some popular regular black holes
New version widely extended in accordance with the correct and stimulating suggestions of the referee. This version is conform to the one published on PRD. 8 pages, 9 figures
null
10.1103/PhysRevD.107.044016
null
gr-qc hep-th math-ph math.MP
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Throughout the study of the geodesics of some popular spherically symmetric regular black holes, we hereby prove that the analytically extended Hayward black hole is geodetically incomplete. The simplest extension of the Culetu-Simpson-Visser's non-analytic smooth black hole is also geodetically incomplete, with the exception of the antipodal continuation of the radial geodesics. However, the huge ambiguity in the extension of non analytic spacetimes is tantamount of geodesic incompleteness and such spacetimes do not solve the singularity issue unless at least all the extensions turn out to be complete. Hence, we provide several mere modifications of such spacetimes in order to make them geodetically complete in all possible extensions beyond r=0.
[ { "created": "Thu, 4 Aug 2022 09:56:42 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 23 Mar 2023 09:09:43 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2023-03-24
[ [ "Zhou", "Tian", "" ], [ "Modesto", "Leonardo", "" ] ]
Throughout the study of the geodesics of some popular spherically symmetric regular black holes, we hereby prove that the analytically extended Hayward black hole is geodetically incomplete. The simplest extension of the Culetu-Simpson-Visser's non-analytic smooth black hole is also geodetically incomplete, with the exception of the antipodal continuation of the radial geodesics. However, the huge ambiguity in the extension of non analytic spacetimes is tantamount of geodesic incompleteness and such spacetimes do not solve the singularity issue unless at least all the extensions turn out to be complete. Hence, we provide several mere modifications of such spacetimes in order to make them geodetically complete in all possible extensions beyond r=0.
1408.1444
Gabor Kunstatter
Tim Taves, Gabor Kunstatter
Modelling the Evaporation of Non-singular Black Holes
14 pages, 0 figures, references and acknowledgements added, final version to appear in PRD
PhysRevD.90.124062, 2014
10.1103/PhysRevD.90.124062
null
gr-qc hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We present a model for studying the formation and evaporation of non-singular (quantum corrected) black holes. The model is based on a generalized form of the dimensionally reduced, spherically symmetric Einstein--Hilbert action and includes a suitably generalized Polyakov action to provide a mechanism for radiation back-reaction. The equations of motion describing self-gravitating scalar field collapse are derived in local form both in null co--ordinates and in Painleve--Gullstrand (flat slice) co--ordinates. They provide the starting point for numerical studies of complete spacetimes containing dynamical horizons that bound a compact trapped region. Such spacetimes have been proposed in the past as solutions to the information loss problem because they possess neither an event horizon nor a singularity. Since the equations of motion in our model are derived from a diffeomorphism invariant action they preserve the constraint algebra and the resulting energy momentum tensor is manifestly conserved.
[ { "created": "Thu, 7 Aug 2014 00:23:31 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:44:13 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Sun, 11 Jan 2015 17:14:42 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2015-06-22
[ [ "Taves", "Tim", "" ], [ "Kunstatter", "Gabor", "" ] ]
We present a model for studying the formation and evaporation of non-singular (quantum corrected) black holes. The model is based on a generalized form of the dimensionally reduced, spherically symmetric Einstein--Hilbert action and includes a suitably generalized Polyakov action to provide a mechanism for radiation back-reaction. The equations of motion describing self-gravitating scalar field collapse are derived in local form both in null co--ordinates and in Painleve--Gullstrand (flat slice) co--ordinates. They provide the starting point for numerical studies of complete spacetimes containing dynamical horizons that bound a compact trapped region. Such spacetimes have been proposed in the past as solutions to the information loss problem because they possess neither an event horizon nor a singularity. Since the equations of motion in our model are derived from a diffeomorphism invariant action they preserve the constraint algebra and the resulting energy momentum tensor is manifestly conserved.
1807.00812
Ayan Banerjee
Sudan Hansraj and Ayan Banerjee
Equilibrium stellar configurations in Rastall theory and linear equation of state
9 pages and 2 figures
null
null
null
gr-qc hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Amongst a number of modified theories of gravity, the Rastall theory has been propounded to address some shortcomings of the standard theory of general relativity. Our purpose is to investigate this framework's capacity to analyse stellar structure in the context of elementary requirements for physical plausibility such as positive definite functions for the energy density and pressure, conformity to the causality criterion and the existence of an equation of state. We consider the analogue of the Saslaw \textit{et al} \cite{saslaw} isothermal model of general relativity and show that the Rastall version satisfies the basic requirements unlike its counterpart. Then we examine in turn the consequences of suppressing one of the inverse square law fall off of the energy density or the linear equation of state. In addition, the case of a constant spatial gravitational potential is studied on account of this prescription being a necessary and sufficient condition for isothermal behaviour in Einstein theory and its most general tensor extension Lovelock gravity.
[ { "created": "Sun, 1 Jul 2018 16:11:37 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2018-07-04
[ [ "Hansraj", "Sudan", "" ], [ "Banerjee", "Ayan", "" ] ]
Amongst a number of modified theories of gravity, the Rastall theory has been propounded to address some shortcomings of the standard theory of general relativity. Our purpose is to investigate this framework's capacity to analyse stellar structure in the context of elementary requirements for physical plausibility such as positive definite functions for the energy density and pressure, conformity to the causality criterion and the existence of an equation of state. We consider the analogue of the Saslaw \textit{et al} \cite{saslaw} isothermal model of general relativity and show that the Rastall version satisfies the basic requirements unlike its counterpart. Then we examine in turn the consequences of suppressing one of the inverse square law fall off of the energy density or the linear equation of state. In addition, the case of a constant spatial gravitational potential is studied on account of this prescription being a necessary and sufficient condition for isothermal behaviour in Einstein theory and its most general tensor extension Lovelock gravity.
1803.02779
Celia Escamilla-Rivera
Celia Escamilla-Rivera
Fluctuations of gravitational waves in Eddington inspired Born-Infeld theory
6 pages, 5 figures, under review
Revista Digital Congreso Mesoamericano de Investigacion UNACH 2018. ISSN 2395-8111
null
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
In this paper we review the EiBI gravity in the presence of a cosmological constant and its tensor perturbations analysis. We show the existence of gravitational waves in the past-time, seeing as a result the smooth transition between high-energy densities (where the EBI dynamics plays its role) and low-energy densities (GR). We obtain the fluctuation spectrum for the graviton in this theory, where for small values of k the fluctuations are strongly suppressed and for large values of k these fluctuations vanish during the De Sitter expansion.
[ { "created": "Wed, 7 Mar 2018 17:26:12 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2019-01-23
[ [ "Escamilla-Rivera", "Celia", "" ] ]
In this paper we review the EiBI gravity in the presence of a cosmological constant and its tensor perturbations analysis. We show the existence of gravitational waves in the past-time, seeing as a result the smooth transition between high-energy densities (where the EBI dynamics plays its role) and low-energy densities (GR). We obtain the fluctuation spectrum for the graviton in this theory, where for small values of k the fluctuations are strongly suppressed and for large values of k these fluctuations vanish during the De Sitter expansion.
1907.01580
Vincent Deledicque
Vincent Deledicque
Dark energy explained by an inadequate fitting of the FLRW metric
12 pages, 1 figure
null
null
null
gr-qc astro-ph.CO
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Approximating a real manifold by an idealized one requires to calibrate the parameters characterizing the idealized manifold in function of the real one. This calibration is a purely conventional process and can generally be done in several ways, leading to different fittings. In practice, however, all possible fittings cannot be considered as representative of the real manifold. Approximating the real metric of the universe by the FLRW metric would be adequate only if both corresponding structures, defined by the space-time interval, are equivalent on large scales. This requirement puts some constraints on what would be a representative FLRW metric. We show that the way how measurements on SNIa are interpreted to determine the evolution of the scale factor implicitly define the calibration process, and that this one is compatible with the aforementioned constraints. On a theoretical point of view, this indicates that the as fitted FLRW metric would indeed be representative of the real one. On a practical point of view, however, we show that a bias in the measurements could invalidate this conclusion. The bias comes from the fact that SNIa are not randomly distributed over space, but are probably mostly located in regions were matter is largely present, i.e., in overdense regions. We explain how this bias could account for the apparent accelerated expansion of the universe, without needing to introduce the dark energy assumption. We show in particular that this bias leads to an inadequate fitting of the FLRW metric, resulting in the appearance of a new term in the evolution equation of the related scale factor, being equivalent to the cosmological constant.
[ { "created": "Tue, 2 Jul 2019 18:30:58 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 2 Apr 2020 18:44:34 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2020-04-06
[ [ "Deledicque", "Vincent", "" ] ]
Approximating a real manifold by an idealized one requires to calibrate the parameters characterizing the idealized manifold in function of the real one. This calibration is a purely conventional process and can generally be done in several ways, leading to different fittings. In practice, however, all possible fittings cannot be considered as representative of the real manifold. Approximating the real metric of the universe by the FLRW metric would be adequate only if both corresponding structures, defined by the space-time interval, are equivalent on large scales. This requirement puts some constraints on what would be a representative FLRW metric. We show that the way how measurements on SNIa are interpreted to determine the evolution of the scale factor implicitly define the calibration process, and that this one is compatible with the aforementioned constraints. On a theoretical point of view, this indicates that the as fitted FLRW metric would indeed be representative of the real one. On a practical point of view, however, we show that a bias in the measurements could invalidate this conclusion. The bias comes from the fact that SNIa are not randomly distributed over space, but are probably mostly located in regions were matter is largely present, i.e., in overdense regions. We explain how this bias could account for the apparent accelerated expansion of the universe, without needing to introduce the dark energy assumption. We show in particular that this bias leads to an inadequate fitting of the FLRW metric, resulting in the appearance of a new term in the evolution equation of the related scale factor, being equivalent to the cosmological constant.
1702.00983
Luis Herrera
L. Herrera, A. Di Prisco, J. Ospino
The transition of a gravitationally radiating, dissipative fluid, to equilibrium
7 pages, latex. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1609.02841. Some typos corrected. Published in Canadian Journal of Physics
Can. J. Phys. 96, 1010-1015 (2018)
10.1139/cjp-2017-0651
null
gr-qc astro-ph.CO
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We describe the transition of a graviationally radiating, axially and reflection symmetric dissipative fluid, to a non--radiating state. It is shown that very shortly after the end of the radiating regime, at a time scale of the order the thermal relaxation time, the thermal adjustment time and the hydrostatic time (whichever is larger), the system reaches the equilibrium state. This result is at variance with all the studies carried out in the past, on gravitational radiation outside the source, which strongly suggest that after a radiating period, the conditions for a return to a static case, look rather forbidding. As we shall see, the reason for such a discrepancy resides in the fact that some elementary, but essential, physical properties of the source, have been overlooked in these latter studies.
[ { "created": "Fri, 3 Feb 2017 12:14:55 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Fri, 31 Aug 2018 14:23:30 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2018-10-17
[ [ "Herrera", "L.", "" ], [ "Di Prisco", "A.", "" ], [ "Ospino", "J.", "" ] ]
We describe the transition of a graviationally radiating, axially and reflection symmetric dissipative fluid, to a non--radiating state. It is shown that very shortly after the end of the radiating regime, at a time scale of the order the thermal relaxation time, the thermal adjustment time and the hydrostatic time (whichever is larger), the system reaches the equilibrium state. This result is at variance with all the studies carried out in the past, on gravitational radiation outside the source, which strongly suggest that after a radiating period, the conditions for a return to a static case, look rather forbidding. As we shall see, the reason for such a discrepancy resides in the fact that some elementary, but essential, physical properties of the source, have been overlooked in these latter studies.
1402.0101
Maurizio Gasperini
M. Gasperini
String theory and primordial cosmology
17 pages, 5 figures, published in "Springer Handbook of Spacetime", ed. by A. Ashtekar and V. Petkov (Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, 2014, Chapter 35
null
10.1007/978-3-642-41992-8_35
BA-TH/685-14
gr-qc astro-ph.CO hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
String cosmology aims at providing a reliable description of the very early Universe in the regime where standard-model physics is no longer appropriate, and where we can safely apply the basic ingredients of superstring models such as dilatonic and axionic forces, duality symmetries, winding modes, limiting sizes and curvatures, higher-dimensional interactions among elementary extended object. The sought target is that of resolving (or at least alleviating) the big problems of standard and inflationary cosmology like the spacetime singularity, the physics of the trans-Planckian regime, the initial condition for inflation, and so on.
[ { "created": "Sat, 1 Feb 2014 16:48:51 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 23 Apr 2014 12:16:37 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2014-04-24
[ [ "Gasperini", "M.", "" ] ]
String cosmology aims at providing a reliable description of the very early Universe in the regime where standard-model physics is no longer appropriate, and where we can safely apply the basic ingredients of superstring models such as dilatonic and axionic forces, duality symmetries, winding modes, limiting sizes and curvatures, higher-dimensional interactions among elementary extended object. The sought target is that of resolving (or at least alleviating) the big problems of standard and inflationary cosmology like the spacetime singularity, the physics of the trans-Planckian regime, the initial condition for inflation, and so on.
0708.4299
Marcello Ortaggio
Marcello Ortaggio, Jiri Podolsky, Martin Zofka
Robinson-Trautman spacetimes with an electromagnetic field in higher dimensions
17 pages
Class.Quant.Grav.25:025006,2008
10.1088/0264-9381/25/2/025006
null
gr-qc hep-th
null
We investigate higher dimensional Robinson-Trautman spacetimes with an electromagnetic field aligned with the hypersurface orthogonal, non-shearing, expanding geodesic null congruence. After integrating the system of Einstein-Maxwell equations with an arbitrary cosmological constant, we present the complete family of solutions. In odd spacetime dimensions they represent (generalized) Reissner-Nordstrom-de Sitter black holes. The event horizon (more generically, the transverse space) may be any Einstein space, and the full metric is specified by three independent parameters related to mass, electric charge and cosmological constant. These solutions also exhaust the class of Robinson-Trautman spacetimes with an aligned Maxwell-Chern-Simons field (the CS term must vanish because of the alignment assumption and of the Einstein equations). In even dimensions an additional magnetic "monopole-like" parameter is also allowed provided now the transverse space is an (almost-)Kahler Einstein manifold. The Weyl tensor of all such solutions is of algebraic type D. We also consider the possible inclusion of aligned pure radiation.
[ { "created": "Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:48:20 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2008-11-26
[ [ "Ortaggio", "Marcello", "" ], [ "Podolsky", "Jiri", "" ], [ "Zofka", "Martin", "" ] ]
We investigate higher dimensional Robinson-Trautman spacetimes with an electromagnetic field aligned with the hypersurface orthogonal, non-shearing, expanding geodesic null congruence. After integrating the system of Einstein-Maxwell equations with an arbitrary cosmological constant, we present the complete family of solutions. In odd spacetime dimensions they represent (generalized) Reissner-Nordstrom-de Sitter black holes. The event horizon (more generically, the transverse space) may be any Einstein space, and the full metric is specified by three independent parameters related to mass, electric charge and cosmological constant. These solutions also exhaust the class of Robinson-Trautman spacetimes with an aligned Maxwell-Chern-Simons field (the CS term must vanish because of the alignment assumption and of the Einstein equations). In even dimensions an additional magnetic "monopole-like" parameter is also allowed provided now the transverse space is an (almost-)Kahler Einstein manifold. The Weyl tensor of all such solutions is of algebraic type D. We also consider the possible inclusion of aligned pure radiation.
gr-qc/0312023
Tran
Rajat K. Bhaduri, Muoi N. Tran, Saurya Das
On the Microcanonical Entropy of a Black Hole
15 pages, 1 figure
Phys.Rev. D69 (2004) 104018
10.1103/PhysRevD.69.104018
null
gr-qc cond-mat.stat-mech hep-th
null
It has been suggested recently that the microcanonical entropy of a system may be accurately reproduced by including a logarithmic correction to the canonical entropy. In this paper we test this claim both analytically and numerically by considering three simple thermodynamic models whose energy spectrum may be defined in terms of one quantum number only, as in a non-rotating black hole. The first two pertain to collections of noninteracting bosons, with logarithmic and power-law spectra. The last is an area ensemble for a black hole with equi-spaced area spectrum. In this case, the many-body degeneracy factor can be obtained analytically in a closed form. We also show that in this model, the leading term in the entropy is proportional to the horizon area A, and the next term is ln A with a negative coefficient.
[ { "created": "Wed, 3 Dec 2003 19:13:14 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2009-11-10
[ [ "Bhaduri", "Rajat K.", "" ], [ "Tran", "Muoi N.", "" ], [ "Das", "Saurya", "" ] ]
It has been suggested recently that the microcanonical entropy of a system may be accurately reproduced by including a logarithmic correction to the canonical entropy. In this paper we test this claim both analytically and numerically by considering three simple thermodynamic models whose energy spectrum may be defined in terms of one quantum number only, as in a non-rotating black hole. The first two pertain to collections of noninteracting bosons, with logarithmic and power-law spectra. The last is an area ensemble for a black hole with equi-spaced area spectrum. In this case, the many-body degeneracy factor can be obtained analytically in a closed form. We also show that in this model, the leading term in the entropy is proportional to the horizon area A, and the next term is ln A with a negative coefficient.
gr-qc/0703058
Jian-Yang Zhu
Cheng-Zhou Liu, Jian-Yang Zhu
Asymptotic quasinormal modes of scalar field in a gravity's rainbow
null
Chin.Phys.B18:4161-4168,2009
10.1088/1674-1056/18/10/015
null
gr-qc
null
In the context of a gravity's rainbow, the asymptotic quasinormal modes of the scalar perturbation in the quantum modified Schwarzschild black holes are investigated. By using the monodromy method, we calculated and obtained the asymptotic quasinormal frequencies, which are dominated not only by the mass parameter of the spacetime, but also by the energy functions from the modified dispersion relations. However, the real parts of the asymptotic quasinormal modes is still $T_H\ln 3$, which is consistent with Hod's conjecture. In addition, for the quantum corrected black hole, the area spacing is calculated and the result is independent of the energy functions, in spite of the area itself is energy dependence. And that, by relating the area spectrum to loop quantum gravity, the Barbero-Immirzi parameter is given and it remains the same as from the usual black hole.
[ { "created": "Thu, 8 Mar 2007 13:39:42 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2010-11-02
[ [ "Liu", "Cheng-Zhou", "" ], [ "Zhu", "Jian-Yang", "" ] ]
In the context of a gravity's rainbow, the asymptotic quasinormal modes of the scalar perturbation in the quantum modified Schwarzschild black holes are investigated. By using the monodromy method, we calculated and obtained the asymptotic quasinormal frequencies, which are dominated not only by the mass parameter of the spacetime, but also by the energy functions from the modified dispersion relations. However, the real parts of the asymptotic quasinormal modes is still $T_H\ln 3$, which is consistent with Hod's conjecture. In addition, for the quantum corrected black hole, the area spacing is calculated and the result is independent of the energy functions, in spite of the area itself is energy dependence. And that, by relating the area spectrum to loop quantum gravity, the Barbero-Immirzi parameter is given and it remains the same as from the usual black hole.
0911.4180
Hanno Sahlmann
Hanno Sahlmann
Wave propagation on a random lattice
13 pages, 3 figures. v3: Some minor changes and clarifications. Virtually identical with the version published in Physical Review D
Phys.Rev.D82:064018,2010
10.1103/PhysRevD.82.064018
KA-TP-18-2009
gr-qc hep-th math-ph math.MP
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Motivated by phenomenological questions in quantum gravity, we consider the propagation of a scalar field on a random lattice. We describe a procedure to calculate the dispersion relation for the field by taking a limit of a periodic lattice. We use this to calculate the lowest order coefficients of the dispersion relation for a specific one-dimensional model.
[ { "created": "Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:37:35 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:55:37 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:56:46 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2014-11-20
[ [ "Sahlmann", "Hanno", "" ] ]
Motivated by phenomenological questions in quantum gravity, we consider the propagation of a scalar field on a random lattice. We describe a procedure to calculate the dispersion relation for the field by taking a limit of a periodic lattice. We use this to calculate the lowest order coefficients of the dispersion relation for a specific one-dimensional model.
gr-qc/0105027
Ibrahim Arbab Arbab
Arbab I. Arbab
Cosmological Models With Variable G an Lambda and Bulk viscosity
Ph.D. Thesis(University of Khartoum)
Hadronic Journal Vol. 34, 1 (2011)
null
null
gr-qc
null
We have analyzed a nonsingular model with a variable cosmological term following the Carvalho {\it et al}. ansatz. The model was shown to approximate to the model of Freese {\it et al}. in one direction and to the \"{O}zer-Taha in the other. We have then included the effect of viscosity in this cosmology, as this effect has not been considered before. The analysis showed that this viscous effect could be important with a present contribution to the cosmic pressure, at most, of order of that of radiation. The model puts a stronger upper bound on the baryonic matter than that required by the standard model. A variable gravitational and cosmological constant were then introduced in a scenario which conserves the energy and momentum in the presence of bulk viscosity. The result of the analysis reveals that various models could be viscous. A noteworthy result is that some nonsingular closed models evolve asymptotically into a singular viscous one. The considered models solve for many of the standard model problems. Though the introduction of bulk viscosity results in the creation of particles, this scenario conserves energy and momentum. As in the standard model the entropy remains constant. We have not explained the generation of bulk viscosity but some workers attributes this to neutrinos. Though the role of viscosity today is minute it could, nevertheless, have had an important contribution at early times. We have shown that these models encompass many of the old and recently proposed models, in particular, Brans-Dicke, Dirac, Freese {\it et al}., Berman, Abdel Rahman and Kalligas {\it et al}. models. Hence we claim that the introduction of bulk viscosity enriches the adopted cosmology.
[ { "created": "Tue, 8 May 2001 09:54:28 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2017-06-15
[ [ "Arbab", "Arbab I.", "" ] ]
We have analyzed a nonsingular model with a variable cosmological term following the Carvalho {\it et al}. ansatz. The model was shown to approximate to the model of Freese {\it et al}. in one direction and to the \"{O}zer-Taha in the other. We have then included the effect of viscosity in this cosmology, as this effect has not been considered before. The analysis showed that this viscous effect could be important with a present contribution to the cosmic pressure, at most, of order of that of radiation. The model puts a stronger upper bound on the baryonic matter than that required by the standard model. A variable gravitational and cosmological constant were then introduced in a scenario which conserves the energy and momentum in the presence of bulk viscosity. The result of the analysis reveals that various models could be viscous. A noteworthy result is that some nonsingular closed models evolve asymptotically into a singular viscous one. The considered models solve for many of the standard model problems. Though the introduction of bulk viscosity results in the creation of particles, this scenario conserves energy and momentum. As in the standard model the entropy remains constant. We have not explained the generation of bulk viscosity but some workers attributes this to neutrinos. Though the role of viscosity today is minute it could, nevertheless, have had an important contribution at early times. We have shown that these models encompass many of the old and recently proposed models, in particular, Brans-Dicke, Dirac, Freese {\it et al}., Berman, Abdel Rahman and Kalligas {\it et al}. models. Hence we claim that the introduction of bulk viscosity enriches the adopted cosmology.
gr-qc/9907026
null
Pedro F. Gonzalez-Diaz (IMAFF, CSIC, Madrid)
On the warp drive space-time
7 pages, minor comment on chronology protection added, RevTex, to appear in Phys. Rev. D
Phys.Rev. D62 (2000) 044005
10.1103/PhysRevD.62.044005
IMAFF-RCA-99-04
gr-qc
null
In this paper the problem of the quantum stability of the two-dimensional warp drive spacetime moving with an apparent faster than light velocity is considered. We regard as a maximum extension beyond the event horizon of that spacetime its embedding in a three-dimensional Minkowskian space with the topology of the corresponding Misner space. It is obtained that the interior of the spaceship bubble becomes then a multiply connected nonchronal region with closed timelike curves and that the most natural vacuum allows quantum fluctuations which do not induce any divergent behaviour of the re-normalized stress-energy tensor, even on the event (Cauchy) chronology horizon. In such a case, the horizon encloses closed timelike curves only at scales close to the Planck length, so that the warp drive satisfies the Ford's negative energy-time inequality. Also found is a connection between the superluminal two-dimensional warp drive space and two-dimensional gravitational kinks. This connection allows us to generalize the considered Alcubierre metric to a standard, nonstatic metric which is only describable on two different coordinate patches
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2009-10-31
[ [ "Gonzalez-Diaz", "Pedro F.", "", "IMAFF, CSIC, Madrid" ] ]
In this paper the problem of the quantum stability of the two-dimensional warp drive spacetime moving with an apparent faster than light velocity is considered. We regard as a maximum extension beyond the event horizon of that spacetime its embedding in a three-dimensional Minkowskian space with the topology of the corresponding Misner space. It is obtained that the interior of the spaceship bubble becomes then a multiply connected nonchronal region with closed timelike curves and that the most natural vacuum allows quantum fluctuations which do not induce any divergent behaviour of the re-normalized stress-energy tensor, even on the event (Cauchy) chronology horizon. In such a case, the horizon encloses closed timelike curves only at scales close to the Planck length, so that the warp drive satisfies the Ford's negative energy-time inequality. Also found is a connection between the superluminal two-dimensional warp drive space and two-dimensional gravitational kinks. This connection allows us to generalize the considered Alcubierre metric to a standard, nonstatic metric which is only describable on two different coordinate patches
0805.0846
Llu\'is Bel
Ll. Bel
Connecting connections
17 pages
null
null
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
As true as it is that a bricklayer needs a plumb line and a T-square, so it is that a physicist using general relativity needs how to draw geodesics and use fields of congruent vector frames of reference. While the first part of the preceding statement depends on the Christoffel connection and related metric and curvature concepts, the second part depends on the Weitzenb\"{o}ck connection and the concept of torsion. This dual structure has been considered before as a possibility of using either one of them to describe General relativity. We claim here that both structures have to be correlated to produce useful interpretations of any space-time model.
[ { "created": "Wed, 7 May 2008 10:31:02 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:25:36 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2008-06-10
[ [ "Bel", "Ll.", "" ] ]
As true as it is that a bricklayer needs a plumb line and a T-square, so it is that a physicist using general relativity needs how to draw geodesics and use fields of congruent vector frames of reference. While the first part of the preceding statement depends on the Christoffel connection and related metric and curvature concepts, the second part depends on the Weitzenb\"{o}ck connection and the concept of torsion. This dual structure has been considered before as a possibility of using either one of them to describe General relativity. We claim here that both structures have to be correlated to produce useful interpretations of any space-time model.
gr-qc/9803069
Raul Vera
Jos\'e M. M. Senovilla and Ra\"ul Vera
G_2 cosmological models separable in non-comoving coordinates
latex, 26 pages, accepted for publication in Class. Quantum Grav
Class.Quant.Grav. 15 (1998) 1737-1758
10.1088/0264-9381/15/6/022
null
gr-qc
null
We study new separable orthogonally transitive abelian G_2 on S_2 models with two mutually orthogonal integrable Killing vector fields. For this purpose we consider separability of the metric functions in a coordinate system in which the velocity vector field of the perfect fluid does not take its canonical form, providing thereby solutions which are non-separable in comoving coordinates in general. Some interesting general features concerning this class of solutions are given. We provide a full classification for these models and present several families of explicit solutions with their properties.
[ { "created": "Thu, 19 Mar 1998 11:33:35 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2009-10-31
[ [ "Senovilla", "José M. M.", "" ], [ "Vera", "Raül", "" ] ]
We study new separable orthogonally transitive abelian G_2 on S_2 models with two mutually orthogonal integrable Killing vector fields. For this purpose we consider separability of the metric functions in a coordinate system in which the velocity vector field of the perfect fluid does not take its canonical form, providing thereby solutions which are non-separable in comoving coordinates in general. Some interesting general features concerning this class of solutions are given. We provide a full classification for these models and present several families of explicit solutions with their properties.
1506.08496
Achilleas Porfyriadis
Samuel E. Gralla, Achilleas P. Porfyriadis, Niels Warburton
Particle on the Innermost Stable Circular Orbit of a Rapidly Spinning Black Hole
15 pages, 4 figures, v2: reference added, minor changes, matches published version
Phys. Rev. D 92, 064029 (2015)
10.1103/PhysRevD.92.064029
null
gr-qc astro-ph.HE hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We compute the radiation emitted by a particle on the innermost stable circular orbit of a rapidly spinning black hole both (a) analytically, working to leading order in the deviation from extremality and (b) numerically, with a new high-precision Teukolsky code. We find excellent agreement between the two methods. We confirm previous estimates of the overall scaling of the power radiated, but show that there are also small oscillations all the way to extremality. Furthermore, we reveal an intricate mode-by-mode structure in the flux to infinity, with only certain modes having the dominant scaling. The scaling of each mode is controlled by its conformal weight, a quantity that arises naturally in the representation theory of the enhanced near-horizon symmetry group. We find relationships to previous work on particles orbiting in precisely extreme Kerr, including detailed agreement of quantities computed here with conformal field theory calculations performed in the context of the Kerr/CFT correspondence.
[ { "created": "Mon, 29 Jun 2015 03:13:41 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 24 Sep 2015 03:46:10 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2015-09-30
[ [ "Gralla", "Samuel E.", "" ], [ "Porfyriadis", "Achilleas P.", "" ], [ "Warburton", "Niels", "" ] ]
We compute the radiation emitted by a particle on the innermost stable circular orbit of a rapidly spinning black hole both (a) analytically, working to leading order in the deviation from extremality and (b) numerically, with a new high-precision Teukolsky code. We find excellent agreement between the two methods. We confirm previous estimates of the overall scaling of the power radiated, but show that there are also small oscillations all the way to extremality. Furthermore, we reveal an intricate mode-by-mode structure in the flux to infinity, with only certain modes having the dominant scaling. The scaling of each mode is controlled by its conformal weight, a quantity that arises naturally in the representation theory of the enhanced near-horizon symmetry group. We find relationships to previous work on particles orbiting in precisely extreme Kerr, including detailed agreement of quantities computed here with conformal field theory calculations performed in the context of the Kerr/CFT correspondence.
1612.06939
Zhi-Chao Zhao
Zhe Chang, Chao-Guang Huang, Zhi-Chao Zhao
Motion of photons in a background of gravitational wave
15 pages, 4 figures
null
null
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
The photon motion in a Michelson interferometer is re-analyzed in both geometrical optics and wave optics. The classical paths of the photons in the background of gravitational wave are derived from Fermat principle, which is the same as the null geodesics in general relativity. The deformed Maxwell equations and the wave equations of electric fields in the background of gravitational wave are presented in flat-space approximation. Both methods show that the response of an interferometer depends on the frequency of a gravitational wave, however it is almost independent of the frequency of the mirror's vibrations. It implies that the vibrating mirror cannot mimic a gravitational wave very well.
[ { "created": "Wed, 21 Dec 2016 01:29:49 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2016-12-22
[ [ "Chang", "Zhe", "" ], [ "Huang", "Chao-Guang", "" ], [ "Zhao", "Zhi-Chao", "" ] ]
The photon motion in a Michelson interferometer is re-analyzed in both geometrical optics and wave optics. The classical paths of the photons in the background of gravitational wave are derived from Fermat principle, which is the same as the null geodesics in general relativity. The deformed Maxwell equations and the wave equations of electric fields in the background of gravitational wave are presented in flat-space approximation. Both methods show that the response of an interferometer depends on the frequency of a gravitational wave, however it is almost independent of the frequency of the mirror's vibrations. It implies that the vibrating mirror cannot mimic a gravitational wave very well.
gr-qc/0410141
Laurent Freidel
Laurent Freidel and David Louapre
Ponzano-Regge model revisited II: Equivalence with Chern-Simons
27 + 23 pages, many figures
null
null
null
gr-qc hep-th math.QA
null
We provide a mathematical definition of the gauge fixed Ponzano-Regge model showing that it gives a measure on the space of flat connections whose volume is well defined. We then show that the Ponzano-Regge model can be equivalently expressed as Reshetikhin-Turaev evaluation of a colored chain mail link based on D(SU(2)): a non compact quantum group being the Drinfeld double of SU(2) and a deformation of the Poincare algebra. This proves the equivalence between spin foam quantization and Chern-Simons quantization of three dimensional gravity without cosmological constant. We extend this correspondence to the computation of expectation value of physical observables and insertion of particles.
[ { "created": "Thu, 28 Oct 2004 14:12:36 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:47:39 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Mon, 14 Feb 2005 14:25:21 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2007-05-23
[ [ "Freidel", "Laurent", "" ], [ "Louapre", "David", "" ] ]
We provide a mathematical definition of the gauge fixed Ponzano-Regge model showing that it gives a measure on the space of flat connections whose volume is well defined. We then show that the Ponzano-Regge model can be equivalently expressed as Reshetikhin-Turaev evaluation of a colored chain mail link based on D(SU(2)): a non compact quantum group being the Drinfeld double of SU(2) and a deformation of the Poincare algebra. This proves the equivalence between spin foam quantization and Chern-Simons quantization of three dimensional gravity without cosmological constant. We extend this correspondence to the computation of expectation value of physical observables and insertion of particles.
1810.07100
Jakub Mielczarek Ph.D.
Jakub Mielczarek
Spin Foam Vertex Amplitudes on Quantum Computer -- Preliminary Results
35 pages, 9 figures, improved discussion, additional simulations and 2 appendices added
null
null
null
gr-qc hep-th quant-ph
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Vertex amplitudes are elementary contributions to the transition amplitudes in the spin foam models of quantum gravity. The purpose of this article is make the first step towards computing vertex amplitudes with the use of quantum algorithms. In our studies we are focused on a vertex amplitude of 3+1 D gravity, associated with a pentagram spin-network. Furthermore, all spin labels of the spin network are assumed to be equal $j=1/2$, which is crucial for the introduction of the \emph{intertwiner qubits}. A procedure of determining modulus squares of vertex amplitudes on universal quantum computers is proposed. Utility of the approach is tested with the use of: IBM's \emph{ibmqx4} 5-qubit quantum computer, simulator of quantum computer provided by the same company and QX quantum computer simulator. Finally, values of the vertex probability are determined employing both the QX and the IBM simulators with 20-qubit quantum register and compared with analytical predictions.
[ { "created": "Tue, 16 Oct 2018 15:58:41 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 18 Jun 2019 22:59:15 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2019-06-20
[ [ "Mielczarek", "Jakub", "" ] ]
Vertex amplitudes are elementary contributions to the transition amplitudes in the spin foam models of quantum gravity. The purpose of this article is make the first step towards computing vertex amplitudes with the use of quantum algorithms. In our studies we are focused on a vertex amplitude of 3+1 D gravity, associated with a pentagram spin-network. Furthermore, all spin labels of the spin network are assumed to be equal $j=1/2$, which is crucial for the introduction of the \emph{intertwiner qubits}. A procedure of determining modulus squares of vertex amplitudes on universal quantum computers is proposed. Utility of the approach is tested with the use of: IBM's \emph{ibmqx4} 5-qubit quantum computer, simulator of quantum computer provided by the same company and QX quantum computer simulator. Finally, values of the vertex probability are determined employing both the QX and the IBM simulators with 20-qubit quantum register and compared with analytical predictions.
0906.0436
Kamal Nandi
Kamal K. Nandi and Anwarul Islam
Brans wormholes
Uploaded for the use of researchers
Phys.Rev.D55:2497-2500,1997
10.1103/PhysRevD.55.2497
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
It is shown that three of the four Brans solutions of classes I--IV admit wormhole geometry. Two-way traversable wormholes in the Brans-Dicke theory are allowed not only for the negative values of the coupling parameter w (w<-2), as concluded earlier, but also for arbitrary positive values of w (w<infinity). It also follows that the scalar field f plays the role of exotic matter violating the weak energy condition.
[ { "created": "Tue, 2 Jun 2009 07:47:53 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2009-06-30
[ [ "Nandi", "Kamal K.", "" ], [ "Islam", "Anwarul", "" ] ]
It is shown that three of the four Brans solutions of classes I--IV admit wormhole geometry. Two-way traversable wormholes in the Brans-Dicke theory are allowed not only for the negative values of the coupling parameter w (w<-2), as concluded earlier, but also for arbitrary positive values of w (w<infinity). It also follows that the scalar field f plays the role of exotic matter violating the weak energy condition.
gr-qc/0310098
Sachiko Ogushi
Nathalie Deruelle, Joseph Katz, Sachiko Ogushi
Conserved Charges in Einstein Gauss-Bonnet theory
17 pages, LaTeX, references added, typos corrected, version to appear in Class. Quant. Grav
Class.Quant.Grav.21:1971,2004
10.1088/0264-9381/21/8/004
YITP-03-67
gr-qc hep-th
null
Using Noether's identities, we define a superpotential with respect to a background for the Einstein Gauss-Bonnet theory of gravity. As an example, we show that its associated conserved charge yields the mass-energy of a D-dimensional Gauss-Bonnet black hole in an anti-de Sitter spacetime.
[ { "created": "Mon, 20 Oct 2003 07:08:44 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 23 Feb 2004 01:00:12 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2010-12-03
[ [ "Deruelle", "Nathalie", "" ], [ "Katz", "Joseph", "" ], [ "Ogushi", "Sachiko", "" ] ]
Using Noether's identities, we define a superpotential with respect to a background for the Einstein Gauss-Bonnet theory of gravity. As an example, we show that its associated conserved charge yields the mass-energy of a D-dimensional Gauss-Bonnet black hole in an anti-de Sitter spacetime.
gr-qc/0002021
Ulf Nilsson
U. S. Nilsson and C. Uggla
General Relativistic Stars: Linear Equations of State
17 pages, 3 figures, uses ajour.cls
Annals Phys. 286 (2001) 278-291
10.1006/aphy.2000.6089
null
gr-qc
null
In this paper Einstein's field equations, for static spherically symmetric perfect fluid models with a linear barotropic equation of state, are recast into a 3-dimensional regular system of ordinary differential equations on a compact state space. The system is analyzed qualitatively, using the theory of dynamical systems, and numerically. It is shown that certain special solutions play important roles as building blocks for the solution structure in general. In particular, these special solutions determine many of the features exhibited by solutions with a regular center and large central pressure. It is also shown that the present approach can be applied to more general classes of barotropic equations of state.
[ { "created": "Fri, 4 Feb 2000 12:24:09 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2009-10-31
[ [ "Nilsson", "U. S.", "" ], [ "Uggla", "C.", "" ] ]
In this paper Einstein's field equations, for static spherically symmetric perfect fluid models with a linear barotropic equation of state, are recast into a 3-dimensional regular system of ordinary differential equations on a compact state space. The system is analyzed qualitatively, using the theory of dynamical systems, and numerically. It is shown that certain special solutions play important roles as building blocks for the solution structure in general. In particular, these special solutions determine many of the features exhibited by solutions with a regular center and large central pressure. It is also shown that the present approach can be applied to more general classes of barotropic equations of state.
2406.02639
Moli Ghosh
Moli Ghosh, Prabir Rudra, Surajit Chattopadhyay
Warm Inflation with Barrow Holographic Dark Energy
15 pages, 8 figures
null
null
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
In this work, we study the warm inflation mechanism in the presence of the Barrow holographic dark energy model. Warm inflation differs from other forms of inflation primarily in that it makes the assumption that radiation and inflaton exist and interact throughout the inflationary process. After the warming process, energy moves from the inflaton to the radiation as a result of the interaction, keeping the cosmos warm. Here we have set up the warm inflationary mechanism using Barrow holographic dark energy as the driving agent. Warm inflation has been explored in a high dissipative regime and interesting results have been obtained. It is seen that the Barrow holographic dark energy can successfully drive a warm inflationary scenario in the early universe. Finally, the model has been compared with the observational data and compliance has been found.
[ { "created": "Tue, 4 Jun 2024 09:15:32 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2024-06-06
[ [ "Ghosh", "Moli", "" ], [ "Rudra", "Prabir", "" ], [ "Chattopadhyay", "Surajit", "" ] ]
In this work, we study the warm inflation mechanism in the presence of the Barrow holographic dark energy model. Warm inflation differs from other forms of inflation primarily in that it makes the assumption that radiation and inflaton exist and interact throughout the inflationary process. After the warming process, energy moves from the inflaton to the radiation as a result of the interaction, keeping the cosmos warm. Here we have set up the warm inflationary mechanism using Barrow holographic dark energy as the driving agent. Warm inflation has been explored in a high dissipative regime and interesting results have been obtained. It is seen that the Barrow holographic dark energy can successfully drive a warm inflationary scenario in the early universe. Finally, the model has been compared with the observational data and compliance has been found.
1906.00485
Hector O. Silva
Hector O. Silva, Nicol\'as Yunes
More than the sum of its parts: combining parameterized tests of extreme gravity
(v1) 11 pages, 4 figures, 1 appendix; (v2) 12 pages, new appendix. Matches published version
Phys. Rev. D 100, 084034 (2019)
10.1103/PhysRevD.100.084034
null
gr-qc astro-ph.HE
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We connect two formalisms that describe deformations away from general relativity, one valid in the strong-field regime of neutrons stars and another valid in the radiative regime of gravitational waves: the post-Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff and the parametrized-post-Einsteinian formalisms respectively. We find that post-Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff deformations of the exterior metric of an isolated neutron star induce deformations in the orbital binding energy of a neutron star binary. Such a modification to the binding energy then percolates into the gravitational waves emitted by such a binary, with the leading-order post-Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff modifications introducing a second post-Newtonian order correction to the gravitational wave phase. The lack of support in gravitational wave data for general relativity deformations at this post-Newtonian order can then be used to place constraints post-Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff parameters. As an application, we use the binary neutron star merger event GW170817 to place the constraint $-2.4 \leq \chi \leq 44$ (at 90% credibility) on a combination of post-Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff parameters. We also explore the implications of this result to the possible deformations of the mass-radius relation of neutron stars allowed within this formalism. This work opens the path towards theory-independent tests of gravity, combining astronomical observations of neutron stars and gravitational wave observations.
[ { "created": "Sun, 2 Jun 2019 21:03:46 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Fri, 8 Nov 2019 03:22:05 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2019-11-11
[ [ "Silva", "Hector O.", "" ], [ "Yunes", "Nicolás", "" ] ]
We connect two formalisms that describe deformations away from general relativity, one valid in the strong-field regime of neutrons stars and another valid in the radiative regime of gravitational waves: the post-Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff and the parametrized-post-Einsteinian formalisms respectively. We find that post-Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff deformations of the exterior metric of an isolated neutron star induce deformations in the orbital binding energy of a neutron star binary. Such a modification to the binding energy then percolates into the gravitational waves emitted by such a binary, with the leading-order post-Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff modifications introducing a second post-Newtonian order correction to the gravitational wave phase. The lack of support in gravitational wave data for general relativity deformations at this post-Newtonian order can then be used to place constraints post-Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff parameters. As an application, we use the binary neutron star merger event GW170817 to place the constraint $-2.4 \leq \chi \leq 44$ (at 90% credibility) on a combination of post-Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff parameters. We also explore the implications of this result to the possible deformations of the mass-radius relation of neutron stars allowed within this formalism. This work opens the path towards theory-independent tests of gravity, combining astronomical observations of neutron stars and gravitational wave observations.
gr-qc/9710076
Jacob D. Bekenstein
Jacob D. Bekenstein (Hebrew Universiy, Jerusalem)
Quantum Black Holes as Atoms
20 pages, latex, uses mprocl.sty. Plenary talk at VIII Marcel Grossmann Meeting on General Relativity, Jerusalem, June 1997. Added and corrected references
Prodeedings of the Eight Marcel Grossmann Meeting, T. Piran and R. Ruffini, eds. (World Scientific Singapore 1999), pp. 92-111
null
null
gr-qc astro-ph hep-th quant-ph
null
In some respects the black hole plays the same role in gravitation that the atom played in the nascent quantum mechanics. This analogy suggests that black hole mass $M$ might have a discrete spectrum. I review the physical arguments for the expectation that black hole horizon area eigenvalues are uniformly spaced, or equivalently, that the spacing between stationary black hole mass levels behaves like 1/M. This sort of spectrum has also emerged in a variety of formal approaches to black hole quantization by a number of workers (with some notable exceptions). If true, this result indicates a distortion of the semiclassical Hawking spectrum which could be observable even for macroscopic black holes. Black hole entropy suggests that the mentioned mass levels should be degenerate to the tune of an exponential in $M^2$, as first noted by Mukhanov. This has implications for the statistics of the radiation. I also discuss open questions: whether radiative decay will spread the levels beyond recognition, whether extremal black holes can be described by this scheme, etc. I then describe an elementary algebra for the relevant black hole observables, an outcome of work by Mukhanov and myself, which reproduces the uniformly spaced area spectrum.
[ { "created": "Wed, 15 Oct 1997 07:15:04 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 10 Mar 1998 14:44:42 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2007-05-23
[ [ "Bekenstein", "Jacob D.", "", "Hebrew Universiy, Jerusalem" ] ]
In some respects the black hole plays the same role in gravitation that the atom played in the nascent quantum mechanics. This analogy suggests that black hole mass $M$ might have a discrete spectrum. I review the physical arguments for the expectation that black hole horizon area eigenvalues are uniformly spaced, or equivalently, that the spacing between stationary black hole mass levels behaves like 1/M. This sort of spectrum has also emerged in a variety of formal approaches to black hole quantization by a number of workers (with some notable exceptions). If true, this result indicates a distortion of the semiclassical Hawking spectrum which could be observable even for macroscopic black holes. Black hole entropy suggests that the mentioned mass levels should be degenerate to the tune of an exponential in $M^2$, as first noted by Mukhanov. This has implications for the statistics of the radiation. I also discuss open questions: whether radiative decay will spread the levels beyond recognition, whether extremal black holes can be described by this scheme, etc. I then describe an elementary algebra for the relevant black hole observables, an outcome of work by Mukhanov and myself, which reproduces the uniformly spaced area spectrum.
1912.07630
Shahar Hod
Shahar Hod
Spontaneous scalarization of Gauss-Bonnet black holes: Analytic treatment in the linearized regime
6 pages
Physical Review D 100, 064039 (2019)
10.1103/PhysRevD.100.064039
null
gr-qc astro-ph.HE hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
It has recently been proved that nontrivial couplings between scalar fields and the Gauss-Bonnet invariant of a curved spacetime may allow a central black hole to support spatially regular scalar hairy configurations. Interestingly, former numerical studies of the intriguing black-hole spontaneous scalarization phenomenon have demonstrated that the composed hairy black-hole-scalar-field configurations exist if and only if the dimensionless coupling parameter $\bar\eta$ of the theory belongs to a discrete set $\{[\bar\eta^{-}_{n},\bar\eta^{+}_{n}]\}_{n=0}^{n=\infty}$ of scalarization bands. We have examined the numerical data that are available in the physics literature and found that the newly discovered hairy black-hole-linearized-massless-scalar-field configurations are characterized by the asymptotic universal behavior $\Delta_n\equiv \sqrt{\bar\eta^{+}_{n+1}}-\sqrt{\bar\eta^{+}_{n}}\simeq 2.72$. Motivated by this intriguing observation, in the present paper we study {\it analytically} the physical and mathematical properties of the spontaneously scalarized Schwarzschild black holes in the linearized (weak-field) regime. In particular, we provide a remarkably compact analytical explanation for the numerically observed universal behavior $\Delta_n\simeq 2.72$ which characterizes the discrete resonant spectrum $\{\bar\eta^{+}_{n}\}_{n=0}^{n=\infty}$ of the composed hairy black-hole-linearized-scalar-field configurations.
[ { "created": "Mon, 16 Dec 2019 19:00:20 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2020-01-08
[ [ "Hod", "Shahar", "" ] ]
It has recently been proved that nontrivial couplings between scalar fields and the Gauss-Bonnet invariant of a curved spacetime may allow a central black hole to support spatially regular scalar hairy configurations. Interestingly, former numerical studies of the intriguing black-hole spontaneous scalarization phenomenon have demonstrated that the composed hairy black-hole-scalar-field configurations exist if and only if the dimensionless coupling parameter $\bar\eta$ of the theory belongs to a discrete set $\{[\bar\eta^{-}_{n},\bar\eta^{+}_{n}]\}_{n=0}^{n=\infty}$ of scalarization bands. We have examined the numerical data that are available in the physics literature and found that the newly discovered hairy black-hole-linearized-massless-scalar-field configurations are characterized by the asymptotic universal behavior $\Delta_n\equiv \sqrt{\bar\eta^{+}_{n+1}}-\sqrt{\bar\eta^{+}_{n}}\simeq 2.72$. Motivated by this intriguing observation, in the present paper we study {\it analytically} the physical and mathematical properties of the spontaneously scalarized Schwarzschild black holes in the linearized (weak-field) regime. In particular, we provide a remarkably compact analytical explanation for the numerically observed universal behavior $\Delta_n\simeq 2.72$ which characterizes the discrete resonant spectrum $\{\bar\eta^{+}_{n}\}_{n=0}^{n=\infty}$ of the composed hairy black-hole-linearized-scalar-field configurations.
2301.06764
Subhajit Barman
Subhajit Barman, Bibhas Ranjan Majhi
Optimization of entanglement depends on whether a black hole is extremal
A modified version, to appear in General Relativity and Gravitation
null
null
null
gr-qc hep-th quant-ph
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We consider two Unruh-DeWitt detectors interacting with a massless, minimally coupled scalar field in a $(1+1)$ dimensional Reissner-Nordstr\"om black hole spacetime. In particular, one of the detectors, corresponding to $Alice$, is moving along an outgoing null trajectory. While the other detector carried by $Bob$ is static. With this set-up, we investigate the entangling condition and the measure of the entanglement, concurrence, in the nonextremal and extremal scenarios. Our observations suggest, as expected, a qualitative similarity in characteristics of the entanglement between these two scenarios. However, we find quantitative differences between the nonextremal and extremal concurrences for a broad range of black hole charges. With moderately large detector transition energy, the extremal background always accounts for the larger entanglement than the nonextremal one. In contrast, with low detector transition energy, entanglement on the nonextremal background can be greater. Therefore, by adjusting the detector transition energy, one can perceive optimum entanglement from either the extremal or the nonextremal background.
[ { "created": "Tue, 17 Jan 2023 08:59:12 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 30 May 2024 12:51:01 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2024-05-31
[ [ "Barman", "Subhajit", "" ], [ "Majhi", "Bibhas Ranjan", "" ] ]
We consider two Unruh-DeWitt detectors interacting with a massless, minimally coupled scalar field in a $(1+1)$ dimensional Reissner-Nordstr\"om black hole spacetime. In particular, one of the detectors, corresponding to $Alice$, is moving along an outgoing null trajectory. While the other detector carried by $Bob$ is static. With this set-up, we investigate the entangling condition and the measure of the entanglement, concurrence, in the nonextremal and extremal scenarios. Our observations suggest, as expected, a qualitative similarity in characteristics of the entanglement between these two scenarios. However, we find quantitative differences between the nonextremal and extremal concurrences for a broad range of black hole charges. With moderately large detector transition energy, the extremal background always accounts for the larger entanglement than the nonextremal one. In contrast, with low detector transition energy, entanglement on the nonextremal background can be greater. Therefore, by adjusting the detector transition energy, one can perceive optimum entanglement from either the extremal or the nonextremal background.
gr-qc/0501003
Alena Pravdov\'a
V. Pravda, A. Pravdova
WANDs of the Black Ring
9 pages, 3 figures
Gen.Rel.Grav.37:1277-1287,2005
10.1007/s10714-005-0110-3
null
gr-qc hep-th
null
Necessary conditions for various algebraic types of the Weyl tensor are determined. These conditions are then used to find Weyl aligned null directions for the black ring solution. It is shown that the black ring solution is algebraically special, of type I_i, while locally on the horizon the type is II. One exceptional subclass - the Myers-Perry solution - is of type D.
[ { "created": "Sat, 1 Jan 2005 22:56:18 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2008-11-26
[ [ "Pravda", "V.", "" ], [ "Pravdova", "A.", "" ] ]
Necessary conditions for various algebraic types of the Weyl tensor are determined. These conditions are then used to find Weyl aligned null directions for the black ring solution. It is shown that the black ring solution is algebraically special, of type I_i, while locally on the horizon the type is II. One exceptional subclass - the Myers-Perry solution - is of type D.
1705.02747
Woei Chet Lim
Daniele Gregoris, Woei Chet Lim, Alan Coley
Stiff fluid spike solutions from Bianchi type V seed solutions
24 pages. 11 figures. Matches accepted version
null
10.1088/1361-6382/aa924f
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
In this paper we expand upon our previous work [1] by using the entire family of Bianchi type V stiff fluid solutions as seed solutions of the Stephani transformation. Among the new exact solutions generated, we observe a number of important physical phenomena. The most interesting phenomenon is exact solutions with intersecting spikes. Other interesting phenomena are solutions with saddle states and a close-to-FL epoch.
[ { "created": "Mon, 8 May 2017 05:29:43 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 19 Oct 2017 04:20:06 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2017-12-06
[ [ "Gregoris", "Daniele", "" ], [ "Lim", "Woei Chet", "" ], [ "Coley", "Alan", "" ] ]
In this paper we expand upon our previous work [1] by using the entire family of Bianchi type V stiff fluid solutions as seed solutions of the Stephani transformation. Among the new exact solutions generated, we observe a number of important physical phenomena. The most interesting phenomenon is exact solutions with intersecting spikes. Other interesting phenomena are solutions with saddle states and a close-to-FL epoch.
2201.06521
Pardyumn Kumar Sahoo
Raja Solanki, Avik De, Sanjay Mandal, P.K. Sahoo
Accelerating expansion of the universe in modified symmetric teleparallel gravity
PDU revised version
Physics of the Dark Universe 36 (2022) 101053
10.1016/j.dark.2022.101053
null
gr-qc astro-ph.CO hep-th
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
The fundamental nature and origin of dark energy are one of the premier mysteries of theoretical physics. In General Relativity Theory, the cosmological constant $\Lambda$ is the simplest explanation for dark energy. On the other hand, the cosmological constant $\Lambda$ suffers from a delicate issue so-called fine-tuning problem. This motivates one to modify the spacetime geometry of Einstein's GR. The $f(Q)$ gravity is a recently proposed modified theory of gravity in which the non-metricity scalar $Q$ drives the gravitational interaction. In this article, we consider a linear $f(Q)$ model, specifically $f(Q)=\alpha Q + \beta$, where $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are free parameters. Then we estimate the best fit values of model parameters that would be in agreement with the recent observational data sets. We use 57 points of the updated $H(z)$ data sets, 6 points of the BAO data sets, and 1048 points from the Pantheon supernovae samples. We apply the Bayesian analysis and likelihood function along with the Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method. Further, we analyse the physical behaviour of cosmological parameters such as density, deceleration, and the EoS parameters corresponding to the constraint values of the model parameters. The evolution of deceleration parameter predicts a transition from decelerated to accelerated phases of the universe. Further, the evolution of equation of state parameter depicts quintessence type behaviour of the dark energy fluid part. We found that our $f(Q)$ cosmological model can effectively describe the late time cosmic acceleration without invoking any dark energy component in the matter part.
[ { "created": "Mon, 17 Jan 2022 16:54:40 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 9 Feb 2022 16:58:29 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:28:47 GMT", "version": "v3" }, { "created": "Thu, 12 May 2022 15:28:38 GMT", "version": "v4" } ]
2022-05-27
[ [ "Solanki", "Raja", "" ], [ "De", "Avik", "" ], [ "Mandal", "Sanjay", "" ], [ "Sahoo", "P. K.", "" ] ]
The fundamental nature and origin of dark energy are one of the premier mysteries of theoretical physics. In General Relativity Theory, the cosmological constant $\Lambda$ is the simplest explanation for dark energy. On the other hand, the cosmological constant $\Lambda$ suffers from a delicate issue so-called fine-tuning problem. This motivates one to modify the spacetime geometry of Einstein's GR. The $f(Q)$ gravity is a recently proposed modified theory of gravity in which the non-metricity scalar $Q$ drives the gravitational interaction. In this article, we consider a linear $f(Q)$ model, specifically $f(Q)=\alpha Q + \beta$, where $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are free parameters. Then we estimate the best fit values of model parameters that would be in agreement with the recent observational data sets. We use 57 points of the updated $H(z)$ data sets, 6 points of the BAO data sets, and 1048 points from the Pantheon supernovae samples. We apply the Bayesian analysis and likelihood function along with the Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method. Further, we analyse the physical behaviour of cosmological parameters such as density, deceleration, and the EoS parameters corresponding to the constraint values of the model parameters. The evolution of deceleration parameter predicts a transition from decelerated to accelerated phases of the universe. Further, the evolution of equation of state parameter depicts quintessence type behaviour of the dark energy fluid part. We found that our $f(Q)$ cosmological model can effectively describe the late time cosmic acceleration without invoking any dark energy component in the matter part.
0901.0590
Alfredo Sandoval-Villalbazo
A. Sandoval-Villalbazo, A. L. Garcia-Perciante and L.S. Garcia-Colin
The heat flux from a relativistic kinetic equation with a simplified collision kernel
4 pages, one figure. To appear in the AIP conference proceedings of the XXXI Spanish Relativity Meeting: Physics and Mathematics of Gravitation. Salamanca Spain, 15-19 September 2008
AIP Conf.Proc.1122:388-391,2009
10.1063/1.3141333
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We show how using a special relativistic kinetic equation with a BGK- like collision operator the ensuing expression for the heat flux can be casted in the form required by Classical Irreversible Thermodynamics. Indeed, it is linearly related to the temperature and number density gradients and not to the acceleration as the so-called "first order in the gradients theories" contend. Here we calculate explicitly the ensuing transport coefficients and compare them with the results obtained by other authors.
[ { "created": "Tue, 6 Jan 2009 02:50:02 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2009-06-12
[ [ "Sandoval-Villalbazo", "A.", "" ], [ "Garcia-Perciante", "A. L.", "" ], [ "Garcia-Colin", "L. S.", "" ] ]
We show how using a special relativistic kinetic equation with a BGK- like collision operator the ensuing expression for the heat flux can be casted in the form required by Classical Irreversible Thermodynamics. Indeed, it is linearly related to the temperature and number density gradients and not to the acceleration as the so-called "first order in the gradients theories" contend. Here we calculate explicitly the ensuing transport coefficients and compare them with the results obtained by other authors.
gr-qc/0703001
Lars Samuelsson
Max Karlovini and Lars Samuelsson
Elastic stars in general relativity: IV. Axial perturbations
18 pages, no figures
Class.Quant.Grav.24:3171-3190,2007
10.1088/0264-9381/24/13/003
null
gr-qc astro-ph
null
This is the fourth paper in a series that attempt to put forward a consistent framework for modelling solid regions in neutron stars. Here we turn our attention to axial perturbations of spherically symmetric spacetimes using a gauge invariant approach due to one of us. Using the formalism developed in the first paper in the series it turns out that the matter perturbations are neatly expressible in terms of a ``metric'' tensor field depending only on the speeds of shear wave propagation along the principal directions in the solid. The results are applicable to a wide class of elastic materials and does not assume material isotropy nor quasi-Hookean behaviour. The perturbation equations are then specialised to a static background and are given by two coupled wave equations. Our formalism is thus slightly simpler than the previously existing results of Shumaker & Thorne, where an additional initial value equation needs to be solved. The simplification is mainly due to the gauge invariance of our approach and shows up also in somewhat simpler boundary conditions. We also give a first order formulation suitable for numerical integration of the quasi-normal mode problem of a neutron star. The relations between the gauge independent variables and the, in general, gauge dependent perturbed metric and strain tensor are explicitly given.
[ { "created": "Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:41:38 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2008-11-26
[ [ "Karlovini", "Max", "" ], [ "Samuelsson", "Lars", "" ] ]
This is the fourth paper in a series that attempt to put forward a consistent framework for modelling solid regions in neutron stars. Here we turn our attention to axial perturbations of spherically symmetric spacetimes using a gauge invariant approach due to one of us. Using the formalism developed in the first paper in the series it turns out that the matter perturbations are neatly expressible in terms of a ``metric'' tensor field depending only on the speeds of shear wave propagation along the principal directions in the solid. The results are applicable to a wide class of elastic materials and does not assume material isotropy nor quasi-Hookean behaviour. The perturbation equations are then specialised to a static background and are given by two coupled wave equations. Our formalism is thus slightly simpler than the previously existing results of Shumaker & Thorne, where an additional initial value equation needs to be solved. The simplification is mainly due to the gauge invariance of our approach and shows up also in somewhat simpler boundary conditions. We also give a first order formulation suitable for numerical integration of the quasi-normal mode problem of a neutron star. The relations between the gauge independent variables and the, in general, gauge dependent perturbed metric and strain tensor are explicitly given.
1603.05987
Gandalf Lechner
Stefan Hollands and Gandalf Lechner
SO(d,1)-invariant Yang-Baxter operators and the dS/CFT correspondence
Minor changes in formulations and presentation. 48 pages
null
10.1007/s00220-017-2942-6
null
gr-qc hep-th math-ph math.MP
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We propose a model for the dS/CFT correspondence. The model is constructed in terms of a "Yang-Baxter operator" $R$ for unitary representations of the deSitter group $SO(d,1)$. This $R$-operator is shown to satisfy the Yang-Baxter equation, unitarity, as well as certain analyticity relations, including in particular a crossing symmetry. With the aid of this operator we construct: a) A chiral (light-ray) conformal quantum field theory whose internal degrees of freedom transform under the given unitary representation of $SO(d,1)$. By analogy with the $O(N)$ non-linear sigma model, this chiral CFT can be viewed as propagating in a deSitter spacetime. b) A (non-unitary) Euclidean conformal quantum field theory on ${\mathbb R}^{d-1}$, where $SO(d,1)$ now acts by conformal transformations in (Euclidean) spacetime. These two theories can be viewed as dual to each other if we interpret ${\mathbb R}^{d-1}$ as conformal infinity of deSitter spacetime. Our constructions use semi-local generator fields defined in terms of $R$ and abstract methods from operator algebras.
[ { "created": "Fri, 18 Mar 2016 20:25:44 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 30 May 2017 11:06:43 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2017-09-13
[ [ "Hollands", "Stefan", "" ], [ "Lechner", "Gandalf", "" ] ]
We propose a model for the dS/CFT correspondence. The model is constructed in terms of a "Yang-Baxter operator" $R$ for unitary representations of the deSitter group $SO(d,1)$. This $R$-operator is shown to satisfy the Yang-Baxter equation, unitarity, as well as certain analyticity relations, including in particular a crossing symmetry. With the aid of this operator we construct: a) A chiral (light-ray) conformal quantum field theory whose internal degrees of freedom transform under the given unitary representation of $SO(d,1)$. By analogy with the $O(N)$ non-linear sigma model, this chiral CFT can be viewed as propagating in a deSitter spacetime. b) A (non-unitary) Euclidean conformal quantum field theory on ${\mathbb R}^{d-1}$, where $SO(d,1)$ now acts by conformal transformations in (Euclidean) spacetime. These two theories can be viewed as dual to each other if we interpret ${\mathbb R}^{d-1}$ as conformal infinity of deSitter spacetime. Our constructions use semi-local generator fields defined in terms of $R$ and abstract methods from operator algebras.
1506.07061
Jinn-Ouk Gong
Inyong Cho and Jinn-Ouk Gong
Spectral indices in Eddington-inspired Born-Infeld inflation
(v1) 9 pages, 1 figure; (v2) references added, to appear in Physical Review D
Phys. Rev. D 92, 064046 (2015)
10.1103/PhysRevD.92.064046
APCTP-Pre2015-013
gr-qc astro-ph.CO hep-ph hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We investigate the scalar and tensor spectral indices of the quadratic inflation model in Eddington-inspired Born-Infeld (EiBI) gravity. We find that the EiBI corrections to the spectral indices are of second and first order in the slow-roll approximation for the scalar and tensor perturbations respectively. This is very promising since the quadratic inflation model in general relativity provides a very nice fit for the spectral indices. Together with the suppression of the tensor-to-scalar ratio EiBI inflation agrees well with the observational data.
[ { "created": "Tue, 23 Jun 2015 15:58:14 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 21 Sep 2015 14:49:04 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2015-09-30
[ [ "Cho", "Inyong", "" ], [ "Gong", "Jinn-Ouk", "" ] ]
We investigate the scalar and tensor spectral indices of the quadratic inflation model in Eddington-inspired Born-Infeld (EiBI) gravity. We find that the EiBI corrections to the spectral indices are of second and first order in the slow-roll approximation for the scalar and tensor perturbations respectively. This is very promising since the quadratic inflation model in general relativity provides a very nice fit for the spectral indices. Together with the suppression of the tensor-to-scalar ratio EiBI inflation agrees well with the observational data.
2405.03492
Hong-Bo Jin
Hong-Bo Jin, Cong-Feng Qiao
Gravitational Wave Polarization Detection with Pyramid Constellation of Gravitational Wave Observatory
12 pages, 5 figures
null
null
null
gr-qc astro-ph.IM
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
For the first time, we have introduced the Pyramid Constellation of Gravitational Wave Observatory (PCGO) for GW polarization detection. The PCGO is composed of four identical spacecrafts (S/Cs). The laser telescopes and their pointing structures are mounted on the S/C platform and are evenly distributed at three locations 120 degrees apart. Compared to a three-S/C configuration, the addition of a fourth S/C and its mounted telescope serve as redundant backups, especially for the telescopes, which together with the other two telescopes, automatically form a stable mass center for the platform without the need for trim mass. Since the radial distance of S/C4 is greater than that of the other spacecraft, the three arm lengths associated with S/C4 change significantly over a one-year period. Time delay interferometry (TDI) has been proven effective for suppressing frequency noise in this context. The unequal arm Michelson TDI configuration and the Sagnac TDI configuration are equally effective for eliminating the laser frequency noise based on the PCGO configuration. Compared to the configurations of LISA, Taiji, and TianQin, the PCGO has more combinations of optical paths in its TDI system, offering greater sensitivity to GW signals. The configuration of PCGO is simultaneously sensitive to the six polarization modes of GWs, which means that it allows for greater flexibility in extracting the polarization components from the total GW polarization signals.
[ { "created": "Mon, 6 May 2024 14:02:59 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 8 May 2024 14:32:20 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2024-05-09
[ [ "Jin", "Hong-Bo", "" ], [ "Qiao", "Cong-Feng", "" ] ]
For the first time, we have introduced the Pyramid Constellation of Gravitational Wave Observatory (PCGO) for GW polarization detection. The PCGO is composed of four identical spacecrafts (S/Cs). The laser telescopes and their pointing structures are mounted on the S/C platform and are evenly distributed at three locations 120 degrees apart. Compared to a three-S/C configuration, the addition of a fourth S/C and its mounted telescope serve as redundant backups, especially for the telescopes, which together with the other two telescopes, automatically form a stable mass center for the platform without the need for trim mass. Since the radial distance of S/C4 is greater than that of the other spacecraft, the three arm lengths associated with S/C4 change significantly over a one-year period. Time delay interferometry (TDI) has been proven effective for suppressing frequency noise in this context. The unequal arm Michelson TDI configuration and the Sagnac TDI configuration are equally effective for eliminating the laser frequency noise based on the PCGO configuration. Compared to the configurations of LISA, Taiji, and TianQin, the PCGO has more combinations of optical paths in its TDI system, offering greater sensitivity to GW signals. The configuration of PCGO is simultaneously sensitive to the six polarization modes of GWs, which means that it allows for greater flexibility in extracting the polarization components from the total GW polarization signals.
2210.05383
Marcos Vinicius de Sousa Silva
Manuel E. Rodrigues, Marcos V. de S. Silva
Embedding regular black holes and black bounces in a cloud of strings
14 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in PRD
null
null
null
gr-qc
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
A string is the one-dimensional generalization of a point particle. In this sense, the analog of a cloud of dust would be a cloud of strings. In this work, we consider a cloud of strings around a regular solution in general gelativity. We consider the Bardeen solution and the Simpson--Visser solution, analyzing the consequences of the cloud in the regularity and in the energy conditions. Actually, the presence of the cloud could make the energy density positive when compared to the Simpson--Visser case. We verify that the usual Bardeen solution becomes singular in the presence of the cloud of string while the Simpson--Visser solution is still regular, violating the energy conditions, as the usual solution. We also calculate some thermodynamic quantities to evaluate how a cloud of strings influences the thermodynamics of the solutions.
[ { "created": "Sat, 8 Oct 2022 16:33:06 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2022-10-12
[ [ "Rodrigues", "Manuel E.", "" ], [ "Silva", "Marcos V. de S.", "" ] ]
A string is the one-dimensional generalization of a point particle. In this sense, the analog of a cloud of dust would be a cloud of strings. In this work, we consider a cloud of strings around a regular solution in general gelativity. We consider the Bardeen solution and the Simpson--Visser solution, analyzing the consequences of the cloud in the regularity and in the energy conditions. Actually, the presence of the cloud could make the energy density positive when compared to the Simpson--Visser case. We verify that the usual Bardeen solution becomes singular in the presence of the cloud of string while the Simpson--Visser solution is still regular, violating the energy conditions, as the usual solution. We also calculate some thermodynamic quantities to evaluate how a cloud of strings influences the thermodynamics of the solutions.
2403.09576
Stuart Dowker
J.S.Dowker
On the high-temperature expansion of the thermal energy on Einstein cylinders
5 pages
null
null
null
gr-qc hep-th
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Some exact high temperature expansions are derived using a temperature inversion symmetry of the internal energy for conformal scalars and spinors on the Einstein Universe.
[ { "created": "Thu, 14 Mar 2024 17:11:48 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2024-03-15
[ [ "Dowker", "J. S.", "" ] ]
Some exact high temperature expansions are derived using a temperature inversion symmetry of the internal energy for conformal scalars and spinors on the Einstein Universe.
1705.02496
Maxim Makukov
Eduard G. Mychelkin, Maxim A. Makukov
Coordinate effect: Vaidya solutions without integrating the field equations
Accepted in GRG
null
10.1007/s10714-020-02767-y
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We extend Vaidya's algorithm for the description of a central mass losing or gaining energy due to electromagnetic-type radiation (`null dust') to the case of arbitrary radial corpuscular radiation. We also demonstrate the remarkable possibility of purely algebraic deduction of the Vaidya solution without integrating the field equations, and interpret this possibility as an artifact of curvature coordinates. Since Vaidya's approach by itself cannot lead to certain dependence of mass on spacetime coordinates, the search for a corresponding mass-function represents an independent issue. In this regard, as a perspective, we discuss an outlook on the problem of variable masses as a whole.
[ { "created": "Sat, 6 May 2017 16:08:58 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 18 Nov 2020 13:20:31 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2020-11-19
[ [ "Mychelkin", "Eduard G.", "" ], [ "Makukov", "Maxim A.", "" ] ]
We extend Vaidya's algorithm for the description of a central mass losing or gaining energy due to electromagnetic-type radiation (`null dust') to the case of arbitrary radial corpuscular radiation. We also demonstrate the remarkable possibility of purely algebraic deduction of the Vaidya solution without integrating the field equations, and interpret this possibility as an artifact of curvature coordinates. Since Vaidya's approach by itself cannot lead to certain dependence of mass on spacetime coordinates, the search for a corresponding mass-function represents an independent issue. In this regard, as a perspective, we discuss an outlook on the problem of variable masses as a whole.
2107.14195
Arnab Dhani
Arnab Dhani and B. S. Sathyaprakash
Overtones, mirror modes, and mode-mixing in binary black hole mergers
null
null
null
null
gr-qc
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Gravitational waves emitted in the aftermath of a black hole binary coalescence have characteristic complex frequencies called quasinormal modes (QNMs). These can be used to test the nature of the merger remnant, e.g. a test of the black hole "no-hair" theorem. The relative excitation amplitudes of the QNMs contain information about the progenitor system and can be employed to test the consistency between the pre- and post-merger signals. The post-merger signal from numerical relativity (NR) simulations of binary black holes exhibit a rich structure that has to be understood to fully exploit the information contained therein. In this study, we examine the importance of \emph{overtones} and \emph{mirror} modes for a set of mass ratios of non-spinning black hole binaries and a host of multipole modes corresponding to spherical harmonic indices $l\leq4$ and $m\leq3.$ We find that the first overtone is most important in the leading mode for a given $m$ and decreases for sub-dominant modes. The contribution of the fundamental mirror mode is most significant for $m=1$ and increases with mass ratio, although the model systematics are not affected significantly by mirror modes. Mode-mixing is the dominant effect for the sub-leading modes of a given $m$ and minimally affects the leading mode.
[ { "created": "Thu, 29 Jul 2021 17:30:05 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Fri, 6 Aug 2021 13:59:42 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2021-08-09
[ [ "Dhani", "Arnab", "" ], [ "Sathyaprakash", "B. S.", "" ] ]
Gravitational waves emitted in the aftermath of a black hole binary coalescence have characteristic complex frequencies called quasinormal modes (QNMs). These can be used to test the nature of the merger remnant, e.g. a test of the black hole "no-hair" theorem. The relative excitation amplitudes of the QNMs contain information about the progenitor system and can be employed to test the consistency between the pre- and post-merger signals. The post-merger signal from numerical relativity (NR) simulations of binary black holes exhibit a rich structure that has to be understood to fully exploit the information contained therein. In this study, we examine the importance of \emph{overtones} and \emph{mirror} modes for a set of mass ratios of non-spinning black hole binaries and a host of multipole modes corresponding to spherical harmonic indices $l\leq4$ and $m\leq3.$ We find that the first overtone is most important in the leading mode for a given $m$ and decreases for sub-dominant modes. The contribution of the fundamental mirror mode is most significant for $m=1$ and increases with mass ratio, although the model systematics are not affected significantly by mirror modes. Mode-mixing is the dominant effect for the sub-leading modes of a given $m$ and minimally affects the leading mode.
2103.01258
Antoine Folacci
Antoine Folacci and Aditya Tamar
Quasinormal mode frequencies of Kerr black holes from Regge trajectories
null
null
null
null
gr-qc hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
A large portion of the studies concerning the quasinormal mode frequencies of a Kerr black hole have focused only on achieving higher numerical accuracy with limited emphasis on providing their physical interpretation. In this article, we partially address this issue by computing the quasinormal mode frequency spectrum of a Kerr black hole using the theory of Regge poles. By considering the retarded Green's function of the Teukolsky equation, we establish for scalar, electromagnetic and gravitational perturbations an equation linking the Regge poles to the quasinormal frequencies and we solve it in the high-frequency regime to get "semiclassical" relations permitting us to obtain the complex frequencies of the weakly damped quasinormal modes from the Regge trajectories. Numerical results concerning gravitational perturbations ($s=-2$) are displayed. They are in excellent agreement with the "exact" ones in the eikonal regime $(\ell \gg 1)$ and in very good agreement even for lower values of $\ell$. Moreover, the splitting of each Regge pole of the Schwarzschild black hole into an infinite number of Kerr Regge poles explains the breaking of the azimuthal degeneracy of the quasinormal frequencies of the Schwarzschild black hole due to rotation. Our work is a first step to extend to Kerr black holes the approach developed for static spherically symmetric black holes which allowed, from a geometrical interpretation of the Regge poles in terms of the properties of the unstable circular null geodesics lying on the photon sphere, to derive accurate analytical formulas for the Regge trajectories and, as a by-product, for the complex frequencies of the weakly damped quasinormal modes.
[ { "created": "Mon, 1 Mar 2021 19:11:12 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2021-03-03
[ [ "Folacci", "Antoine", "" ], [ "Tamar", "Aditya", "" ] ]
A large portion of the studies concerning the quasinormal mode frequencies of a Kerr black hole have focused only on achieving higher numerical accuracy with limited emphasis on providing their physical interpretation. In this article, we partially address this issue by computing the quasinormal mode frequency spectrum of a Kerr black hole using the theory of Regge poles. By considering the retarded Green's function of the Teukolsky equation, we establish for scalar, electromagnetic and gravitational perturbations an equation linking the Regge poles to the quasinormal frequencies and we solve it in the high-frequency regime to get "semiclassical" relations permitting us to obtain the complex frequencies of the weakly damped quasinormal modes from the Regge trajectories. Numerical results concerning gravitational perturbations ($s=-2$) are displayed. They are in excellent agreement with the "exact" ones in the eikonal regime $(\ell \gg 1)$ and in very good agreement even for lower values of $\ell$. Moreover, the splitting of each Regge pole of the Schwarzschild black hole into an infinite number of Kerr Regge poles explains the breaking of the azimuthal degeneracy of the quasinormal frequencies of the Schwarzschild black hole due to rotation. Our work is a first step to extend to Kerr black holes the approach developed for static spherically symmetric black holes which allowed, from a geometrical interpretation of the Regge poles in terms of the properties of the unstable circular null geodesics lying on the photon sphere, to derive accurate analytical formulas for the Regge trajectories and, as a by-product, for the complex frequencies of the weakly damped quasinormal modes.
gr-qc/0310060
Albert V. Minkevich
A. V. Minkevich, A. S. Garkun, Yu. G. Vasilevski
Scalar fields superdense gravitating systems
7 pages, Latex2e, report at XII Annual International Seminar NPCS-2003, Minsk, 22--25 September, 2003
Nonlin.Phenom.Complex Syst. 7 (2004) 78-84
null
null
gr-qc
null
Solutions for scalar fields superdense gravitating systems of flat, open and closed type obtained in the frame of gauge theories of gravitation are discussed. Properties of these systems in dependence on parameter $\beta$ and initial conditions are analyzed.
[ { "created": "Fri, 10 Oct 2003 19:27:44 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2007-05-23
[ [ "Minkevich", "A. V.", "" ], [ "Garkun", "A. S.", "" ], [ "Vasilevski", "Yu. G.", "" ] ]
Solutions for scalar fields superdense gravitating systems of flat, open and closed type obtained in the frame of gauge theories of gravitation are discussed. Properties of these systems in dependence on parameter $\beta$ and initial conditions are analyzed.
1504.07022
Kirill Bronnikov
K.A. Bronnikov, O.B. Zaslavskii
Quasi-black holes: general features and purely field configurations
6 revtex 2-column pages
Mod. Phys. Lett. A 30, No. 30, 1550154 (2015)
10.1142/S0217732315501540
null
gr-qc astro-ph.HE
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Objects that are on the threshold of forming the horizon but never collapse are called quasi-black holes (QBHs). We discuss the properties of the general spherically symmetric QBH metric without addressing its material source, including its limiting cases as the corresponding small parameter tends to zero. We then show that QBHs can exist among self-gravitating configurations of electromagnetic and dilatonic scalar fields without matter. These general results are illustrated by explicit examples of exact solutions.
[ { "created": "Mon, 27 Apr 2015 10:54:40 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2015-09-07
[ [ "Bronnikov", "K. A.", "" ], [ "Zaslavskii", "O. B.", "" ] ]
Objects that are on the threshold of forming the horizon but never collapse are called quasi-black holes (QBHs). We discuss the properties of the general spherically symmetric QBH metric without addressing its material source, including its limiting cases as the corresponding small parameter tends to zero. We then show that QBHs can exist among self-gravitating configurations of electromagnetic and dilatonic scalar fields without matter. These general results are illustrated by explicit examples of exact solutions.
2209.01574
Ruben Campos Delgado
Ruben Campos Delgado and Sergei V. Ketov
Schwarzschild-type black holes in Starobinsky-Bel-Robinson gravity
10 pages; v3: one more reference added, final version accepted for publication in Physics Letters B
Physics Letters B 838 (2023) 137690
10.1016/j.physletb.2023.137690
IPMU22-0059
gr-qc hep-th
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
We study physical properties of a Schwarzschild-type black hole in the framework of the recently proposed Starobinsky-Bel-Robinson (SBR) modified theory of gravity, working perturbatively in the new coupling constant. In particular, we compute the temperature, entropy, pressure and lifetime of a Schwarzschild-type black hole.
[ { "created": "Sun, 4 Sep 2022 09:06:52 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 10 Nov 2022 11:04:24 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Tue, 10 Jan 2023 11:33:32 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2023-01-24
[ [ "Delgado", "Ruben Campos", "" ], [ "Ketov", "Sergei V.", "" ] ]
We study physical properties of a Schwarzschild-type black hole in the framework of the recently proposed Starobinsky-Bel-Robinson (SBR) modified theory of gravity, working perturbatively in the new coupling constant. In particular, we compute the temperature, entropy, pressure and lifetime of a Schwarzschild-type black hole.
2201.00035
Thanasis Karakasis
Thanasis Karakasis, Eleftherios Papantonopoulos, Zi-Yu Tang, Bin Wang
$(2+1)$-Dimensional Black Holes in $f(R,\phi)$ Gravity
Accepted for publication in PRD
Phys. Rev. D 105, 044038 (2022)
10.1103/PhysRevD.105.044038
null
gr-qc hep-th
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
We consider a $f(R)$ gravity theory in $(2+1)$-dimensions with a self-interacting scalar field non-minimally coupled to gravity. Without specifying the form of the $f(R)$ function, solving the field equations we find that the Ricci scalar receives a non-linear correction term which breaks the conformal invariance and leads to a massless black hole solution. When the non-linear term decouples, we get a well known hairy black hole solution with the scalar field conformally coupled to gravity. We also find that the entropy of our black hole may be higher than the corresponding conformal black hole which indicates that our solution may be thermodynamically preferred.
[ { "created": "Fri, 31 Dec 2021 19:29:37 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:29:25 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2022-02-18
[ [ "Karakasis", "Thanasis", "" ], [ "Papantonopoulos", "Eleftherios", "" ], [ "Tang", "Zi-Yu", "" ], [ "Wang", "Bin", "" ] ]
We consider a $f(R)$ gravity theory in $(2+1)$-dimensions with a self-interacting scalar field non-minimally coupled to gravity. Without specifying the form of the $f(R)$ function, solving the field equations we find that the Ricci scalar receives a non-linear correction term which breaks the conformal invariance and leads to a massless black hole solution. When the non-linear term decouples, we get a well known hairy black hole solution with the scalar field conformally coupled to gravity. We also find that the entropy of our black hole may be higher than the corresponding conformal black hole which indicates that our solution may be thermodynamically preferred.
gr-qc/0212001
Louapre
Laurent Freidel (ENS-Lyon, PI), David Louapre (ENS-Lyon)
Diffeomorphisms and spin foam models
19 pages
Nucl.Phys. B662 (2003) 279-298
10.1016/S0550-3213(03)00306-7
null
gr-qc hep-th
null
We study the action of diffeomorphisms on spin foam models. We prove that in 3 dimensions, there is a residual action of the diffeomorphisms that explains the naive divergences of state sum models. We present the gauge fixing of this symmetry and show that it explains the original renormalization of Ponzano-Regge model. We discuss the implication this action of diffeomorphisms has on higher dimensional spin foam models and especially the finite ones.
[ { "created": "Fri, 29 Nov 2002 23:38:40 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 29 Jan 2003 14:32:17 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2009-11-07
[ [ "Freidel", "Laurent", "", "ENS-Lyon, PI" ], [ "Louapre", "David", "", "ENS-Lyon" ] ]
We study the action of diffeomorphisms on spin foam models. We prove that in 3 dimensions, there is a residual action of the diffeomorphisms that explains the naive divergences of state sum models. We present the gauge fixing of this symmetry and show that it explains the original renormalization of Ponzano-Regge model. We discuss the implication this action of diffeomorphisms has on higher dimensional spin foam models and especially the finite ones.
gr-qc/0308063
Marcelo J. Reboucas
B. Mota, M.J. Reboucas, R. Tavakol
Constraints on the Detectability of Cosmic Topology from Observational Uncertainties
16 pages, 1 figure, LaTeX2e
Class.Quant.Grav. 20 (2003) 4837-4850
10.1088/0264-9381/20/22/008
null
gr-qc astro-ph hep-th
null
Recent observational results suggest that our universe is nearly flat and well modelled within a $\Lambda$CDM framework. The observed values of $\Omega_{m}$ and $\Omega_{\Lambda}$ inevitably involve uncertainties. Motivated by this, we make a systematic study of the necessary and sufficient conditions for undetectability as well as detectability (in principle) of cosmic topology (using pattern repetition) in presence of such uncertainties. We do this by developing two complementary methods to determine detectability for nearly flat universes. Using the first method we derive analytical conditions for undetectability for infinite redshift, the accuracy of which is then confirmed by the second method. Estimates based on WMAP data together with other measurements of the density parameters are used to illustrate both methods, which are shown to provide very similar results for high redshifts.
[ { "created": "Tue, 19 Aug 2003 23:39:39 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 16 Oct 2003 01:57:38 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2009-11-10
[ [ "Mota", "B.", "" ], [ "Reboucas", "M. J.", "" ], [ "Tavakol", "R.", "" ] ]
Recent observational results suggest that our universe is nearly flat and well modelled within a $\Lambda$CDM framework. The observed values of $\Omega_{m}$ and $\Omega_{\Lambda}$ inevitably involve uncertainties. Motivated by this, we make a systematic study of the necessary and sufficient conditions for undetectability as well as detectability (in principle) of cosmic topology (using pattern repetition) in presence of such uncertainties. We do this by developing two complementary methods to determine detectability for nearly flat universes. Using the first method we derive analytical conditions for undetectability for infinite redshift, the accuracy of which is then confirmed by the second method. Estimates based on WMAP data together with other measurements of the density parameters are used to illustrate both methods, which are shown to provide very similar results for high redshifts.
1710.07267
Orr Sela
Assaf Lanir, Adam Levi, Amos Ori and Orr Sela
Two-point function of a quantum scalar field in the interior region of a Reissner-Nordstrom black hole
14 pages, 1 figure; Minor modifications; Accepted for publication in PRD
Phys. Rev. D 97, 024033 (2018)
10.1103/PhysRevD.97.024033
null
gr-qc hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We derive explicit expressions for the two-point function of a massless scalar field in the interior region of a Reissner-Nordstrom black hole, in both the Unruh and Hartle-Hawking quantum states. The two-point function is expressed in terms of the standard $lm\omega$ modes of the scalar field (those associated with a spherical harmonic $Y_{lm}$ and a temporal mode $e^{-i\omega t}$), which can be conveniently obtained by solving an ordinary differential equation, the radial equation. These explicit expressions are the internal analogs of the well known results in the external region (originally derived by Christensen and Fulling), in which the two-point function outside the black hole is written in terms of the external $lm\omega$ modes of the field. They allow the computation of $<\Phi^{2}>_{ren}$ and the renormalized stress-energy tensor inside the black hole, after the radial equation has been solved (usually numerically). In the second part of the paper, we provide an explicit expression for the trace of the renormalized stress-energy tensor of a minimally-coupled massless scalar field (which is non-conformal), relating it to the d'Alembertian of $<\Phi^{2}>_{ren}$. This expression proves itself useful in various calculations of the renormalized stress-energy tensor.
[ { "created": "Thu, 19 Oct 2017 17:51:35 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Sun, 14 Jan 2018 12:42:50 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2018-01-25
[ [ "Lanir", "Assaf", "" ], [ "Levi", "Adam", "" ], [ "Ori", "Amos", "" ], [ "Sela", "Orr", "" ] ]
We derive explicit expressions for the two-point function of a massless scalar field in the interior region of a Reissner-Nordstrom black hole, in both the Unruh and Hartle-Hawking quantum states. The two-point function is expressed in terms of the standard $lm\omega$ modes of the scalar field (those associated with a spherical harmonic $Y_{lm}$ and a temporal mode $e^{-i\omega t}$), which can be conveniently obtained by solving an ordinary differential equation, the radial equation. These explicit expressions are the internal analogs of the well known results in the external region (originally derived by Christensen and Fulling), in which the two-point function outside the black hole is written in terms of the external $lm\omega$ modes of the field. They allow the computation of $<\Phi^{2}>_{ren}$ and the renormalized stress-energy tensor inside the black hole, after the radial equation has been solved (usually numerically). In the second part of the paper, we provide an explicit expression for the trace of the renormalized stress-energy tensor of a minimally-coupled massless scalar field (which is non-conformal), relating it to the d'Alembertian of $<\Phi^{2}>_{ren}$. This expression proves itself useful in various calculations of the renormalized stress-energy tensor.
1802.03293
Ahmadjon Abdujabbarov
Bobur Turimov, Bobomurat Ahmedov, Ahmadjon Abdujabbarov, Cosimo Bambi
Gravitational lensing by magnetized compact object in the presence of plasma
21 pages, 8 figures
null
10.1142/S0218271820400131
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We study the gravitational lensing in the weak field approximation assuming the presence of a plasma and of a magnetic field around a compact gravitational source. The external magnetic field causes the split of the image, as the counterpart of the Zeeman effect. The magnetic field affects the magnification of images, creating additional components. We also study the time delay of an electromagnetic signal due to the geometry and the gravitational field around the source. We show that the time delay strongly depends on the plasma parameters. Lastly, we consider the effects of the presence of an inhomogeneous plasma on the gravitational lensing.
[ { "created": "Thu, 8 Feb 2018 10:36:22 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 12 Feb 2018 08:13:45 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2020-02-19
[ [ "Turimov", "Bobur", "" ], [ "Ahmedov", "Bobomurat", "" ], [ "Abdujabbarov", "Ahmadjon", "" ], [ "Bambi", "Cosimo", "" ] ]
We study the gravitational lensing in the weak field approximation assuming the presence of a plasma and of a magnetic field around a compact gravitational source. The external magnetic field causes the split of the image, as the counterpart of the Zeeman effect. The magnetic field affects the magnification of images, creating additional components. We also study the time delay of an electromagnetic signal due to the geometry and the gravitational field around the source. We show that the time delay strongly depends on the plasma parameters. Lastly, we consider the effects of the presence of an inhomogeneous plasma on the gravitational lensing.
2106.04393
Robert John McLeod
Robert J. McLeod
A Brief Review Noether's Theorems and their Application to General Relativity
null
null
null
null
gr-qc
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
In this article, we will review Noether's Theorems and their application in General Relativity. We will present Noether's Theorems in their original form and restate them as they are usually applied to physics. Some basic equations of Special Relativity will be reviewed and contrasted with the equations in General Relativity. We will be most interested in the role of Noether's Theorems in conservation laws. Several applications in flat spaces are examined. A formulation of Noether's Theorems in curved space is presented. Of particular interest is the conservation of energy in General Relativity. Here, there is no general form for a conserved tensor, as there is in a flat space case. Pseudotensor formulations can be found and two examples are given. In special cases, one can formulate an equation for the conservation of energy. The standard cosmology is an example.
[ { "created": "Sun, 6 Jun 2021 00:49:26 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2021-06-09
[ [ "McLeod", "Robert J.", "" ] ]
In this article, we will review Noether's Theorems and their application in General Relativity. We will present Noether's Theorems in their original form and restate them as they are usually applied to physics. Some basic equations of Special Relativity will be reviewed and contrasted with the equations in General Relativity. We will be most interested in the role of Noether's Theorems in conservation laws. Several applications in flat spaces are examined. A formulation of Noether's Theorems in curved space is presented. Of particular interest is the conservation of energy in General Relativity. Here, there is no general form for a conserved tensor, as there is in a flat space case. Pseudotensor formulations can be found and two examples are given. In special cases, one can formulate an equation for the conservation of energy. The standard cosmology is an example.
1909.07852
Kenta Hioki
Kenta Hioki and Tomohiro Harada
Dynamical Transition from a Naked Singularity to a Black Hole
10 pages, 13 figures, accepted for publication in International Journal of Modern Physics A
null
10.1142/S0217751X20502012
RUP-19-25
gr-qc hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We show that a Reissner-Nordstr\"{o}m (RN) black hole can be formed by dropping a charged thin dust shell onto a RN naked singularity. This is in contrast to the fact that a RN naked singularity is prohibited from forming by dropping a charged thin dust shell onto a RN black hole. This implies the strong tendency of the RN singularity to be covered by a horizon in favour of cosmic censorship. We show that an extreme RN black hole can also be formed from a RN naked singularity by the same process in a finite advanced time. We also discuss the evolution of the charged thin dust shells and the causal structure of the resultant spacetimes.
[ { "created": "Tue, 17 Sep 2019 14:41:16 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 10 Mar 2020 14:36:20 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Mon, 17 Aug 2020 13:51:01 GMT", "version": "v3" }, { "created": "Sun, 8 Nov 2020 04:28:55 GMT", "version": "v4" } ]
2020-12-02
[ [ "Hioki", "Kenta", "" ], [ "Harada", "Tomohiro", "" ] ]
We show that a Reissner-Nordstr\"{o}m (RN) black hole can be formed by dropping a charged thin dust shell onto a RN naked singularity. This is in contrast to the fact that a RN naked singularity is prohibited from forming by dropping a charged thin dust shell onto a RN black hole. This implies the strong tendency of the RN singularity to be covered by a horizon in favour of cosmic censorship. We show that an extreme RN black hole can also be formed from a RN naked singularity by the same process in a finite advanced time. We also discuss the evolution of the charged thin dust shells and the causal structure of the resultant spacetimes.
2102.00972
Horst R. Beyer
Horst Reinhard Beyer, Miguel Alcubierre and Miguel Megevand
Stability study of a model for the Klein-Gordon equation in Kerr space-time II
33 pages, 4 figures
null
10.1016/S0034-4877(21)00059-8
null
gr-qc math-ph math.MP
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
The present paper is a follow-up of our previous paper that derives a slightly simplified model equation for the Klein-Gordon equation, describing the propagation of a scalar field of mass $\mu$ in the background of a rotating black hole and, among others, supports the instability of the field down to $a/M \approx 0.97$. The latter result was derived numerically. This paper gives corresponding rigorous results, supporting instability of the field down to $a/M \approx 0.979796$.
[ { "created": "Mon, 1 Feb 2021 16:55:21 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2021-09-15
[ [ "Beyer", "Horst Reinhard", "" ], [ "Alcubierre", "Miguel", "" ], [ "Megevand", "Miguel", "" ] ]
The present paper is a follow-up of our previous paper that derives a slightly simplified model equation for the Klein-Gordon equation, describing the propagation of a scalar field of mass $\mu$ in the background of a rotating black hole and, among others, supports the instability of the field down to $a/M \approx 0.97$. The latter result was derived numerically. This paper gives corresponding rigorous results, supporting instability of the field down to $a/M \approx 0.979796$.
gr-qc/9804062
Jose Socorro Garcia Diaz
Jos\'e Socorro, Claus L\"ammerzahl, Alfredo Mac\'ias and Eckehard W. Mielke
Multipole solutions in metric--affine gravity
13 pages, Revtex, to appear in Phys. Lett. A
Phys.Lett. A244 (1998) 317-323
10.1016/S0375-9601(98)00360-0
IFUG-98-05
gr-qc
null
Above Planck energies, the spacetime might become non--Riemannian, as it is known fron string theory and inflation. Then geometries arise in which nonmetricity and torsion appear as field strengths, side by side with curvature. By gauging the affine group, a metric affine gauge theory emerges as dynamical framework. Here, by using the harmonic map ansatz, a new class of multipole like solutions in the metric affine gravity theory (MAG) is obtained.
[ { "created": "Thu, 23 Apr 1998 23:18:04 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2016-08-15
[ [ "Socorro", "José", "" ], [ "Lämmerzahl", "Claus", "" ], [ "Macías", "Alfredo", "" ], [ "Mielke", "Eckehard W.", "" ] ]
Above Planck energies, the spacetime might become non--Riemannian, as it is known fron string theory and inflation. Then geometries arise in which nonmetricity and torsion appear as field strengths, side by side with curvature. By gauging the affine group, a metric affine gauge theory emerges as dynamical framework. Here, by using the harmonic map ansatz, a new class of multipole like solutions in the metric affine gravity theory (MAG) is obtained.
2010.13558
Kyriakos Papadopoulos
Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Nazli Kurt
On Completeness of the Alexandrov Topology on a Spacetime: remarks and some corrections
null
null
10.1142/S0219887821501024
null
gr-qc math-ph math.MP
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We clarify and discuss a misunderstanding between uniform completeness and metric completeness, that has appeared in the literature in a study on the Alexandrov topology for a spacetime.
[ { "created": "Fri, 23 Oct 2020 05:49:56 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Sat, 21 Nov 2020 12:31:11 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2021-06-30
[ [ "Papadopoulos", "Kyriakos", "" ], [ "Kurt", "Nazli", "" ] ]
We clarify and discuss a misunderstanding between uniform completeness and metric completeness, that has appeared in the literature in a study on the Alexandrov topology for a spacetime.
1808.01288
B\'eatrice Bonga
B\'eatrice Bonga and Eric Poisson
Coulombic contribution to the flux of angular momentum in general relativity
accepted for publication in PRD; major revision of previous version (conclusion altered); 10 pages + 6 pages as appendix
Phys. Rev. D 99, 064024 (2019)
10.1103/PhysRevD.99.064024
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
The flux of angular momentum in electromagnetism cannot be expressed entirely in terms of the field's radiative degrees of freedom. Its expression also involves Coulombic pieces of the field, in the form of a charge aspect $q(\theta,\phi)$, a function of polar angles whose integral gives the total charge of the system. Guided by the strong analogy between radiative processes in electromagnetism and gravitation, we ask whether the flux of angular momentum in general relativity might also involve Coulombic pieces of the gravitational field. Further, we ask whether such terms might have been missed in the past by specializing the flux to sources of gravitational waves that are at rest with respect to the frame in which the flux is evaluated. To answer these questions we bring together the Landau-Lifshitz formulation of the Einstein field equations, which provides specific definitions for angular momentum and its associated flux, and the Bondi formalism, which provides a systematic expansion of the metric of an asymptotically flat spacetime in inverse powers of the distance away from the matter distribution. We obtain a new expression for the flux of angular momentum, which is not restricted to sources of gravitational waves at rest nor to periodic sources. We show that our new expression is equivalent to the standard formula used in the literature when these restrictions are put in place. We find that contrary to expectations based on the analogy between electromagnetism and gravitation, the flux of angular momentum in general relativity can be expressed entirely in terms of the field's radiative degrees of freedom. In contrast to electromagnetism, no Coulombic information is required to calculate the flux of angular momentum in general relativity.
[ { "created": "Fri, 3 Aug 2018 18:00:29 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 4 Mar 2019 14:16:15 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2019-03-27
[ [ "Bonga", "Béatrice", "" ], [ "Poisson", "Eric", "" ] ]
The flux of angular momentum in electromagnetism cannot be expressed entirely in terms of the field's radiative degrees of freedom. Its expression also involves Coulombic pieces of the field, in the form of a charge aspect $q(\theta,\phi)$, a function of polar angles whose integral gives the total charge of the system. Guided by the strong analogy between radiative processes in electromagnetism and gravitation, we ask whether the flux of angular momentum in general relativity might also involve Coulombic pieces of the gravitational field. Further, we ask whether such terms might have been missed in the past by specializing the flux to sources of gravitational waves that are at rest with respect to the frame in which the flux is evaluated. To answer these questions we bring together the Landau-Lifshitz formulation of the Einstein field equations, which provides specific definitions for angular momentum and its associated flux, and the Bondi formalism, which provides a systematic expansion of the metric of an asymptotically flat spacetime in inverse powers of the distance away from the matter distribution. We obtain a new expression for the flux of angular momentum, which is not restricted to sources of gravitational waves at rest nor to periodic sources. We show that our new expression is equivalent to the standard formula used in the literature when these restrictions are put in place. We find that contrary to expectations based on the analogy between electromagnetism and gravitation, the flux of angular momentum in general relativity can be expressed entirely in terms of the field's radiative degrees of freedom. In contrast to electromagnetism, no Coulombic information is required to calculate the flux of angular momentum in general relativity.
1302.5407
Muhammad Sharif
M. Sharif and Rabia Saleem
Dark Energy Models and Laws of Thermodynamics in Bianchi I Model
12 pages, 2 figures
Mod. Phys. Lett. A 27(2012)1250187
10.1142/S0217732312501878
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
This paper is devoted to check validity of the laws of thermodynamics for LRS Bianchi type I universe model which is filled with combination of dark matter and dark energy. We take two types of dark energy models, i.e., generalized holographic dark energy and generalized Ricci dark energy. It is proved that the first and generalized second law of thermodynamics are valid on the apparent horizon for both the models. Further, we take fixed radius $L$ of the apparent horizon with original holographic or Ricci dark energy. We conclude that the first and generalized second laws of thermodynamics do not hold on the horizon of fixed radius $L$ for both the models.
[ { "created": "Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:40:08 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2015-06-15
[ [ "Sharif", "M.", "" ], [ "Saleem", "Rabia", "" ] ]
This paper is devoted to check validity of the laws of thermodynamics for LRS Bianchi type I universe model which is filled with combination of dark matter and dark energy. We take two types of dark energy models, i.e., generalized holographic dark energy and generalized Ricci dark energy. It is proved that the first and generalized second law of thermodynamics are valid on the apparent horizon for both the models. Further, we take fixed radius $L$ of the apparent horizon with original holographic or Ricci dark energy. We conclude that the first and generalized second laws of thermodynamics do not hold on the horizon of fixed radius $L$ for both the models.
gr-qc/0404009
Oleg Zaslavskii
O.B. Zaslavskii
Near-extremal and extremal quantum-corrected two-dimensional charged black holes
25 pages. Typos corrected. To appear in Class. Quant. Grav
Class.Quant.Grav. 21 (2004) 2687-2701
10.1088/0264-9381/21/11/012
ESI - 1479
gr-qc hep-th
null
We consider charged black holes within dilaton gravity with exponential-linear dependence of action coefficients on dilaton and minimal coupling to quantum scalar fields. This includes, in particular, CGHS and RST black holes in the uncharged limit. For non-extremal configuration quantum correction to the total mass, Hawking temperature, electric potential and metric are found explicitly and shown to obey the first generalized law. We also demonstrate that quantum-corrected extremal black holes in these theories do exist and correspond to the classically forbidden region of parameters in the sense that the total mass $M_{tot}<Q$ ($Q$ is a charge). We show that in the limit $T_{H}\to 0$ (where $T_{H}$ is the Hawking temperature) the mass and geometry of non-extremal configuration go smoothly to those of the extremal one, except from the narrow near-horizon region. In the vicinity of the horizon the quantum-corrected geometry (however small quantum the coupling parameter $\kappa $ would be) of a non-extremal configuration tends to not the quantum-corrected extremal one but to the special branch of solutions with the constant dilaton (2D analog of the Bertotti-Robinson metric) instead. Meanwhile, if $\kappa =0$ exactly, the near-extremal configuration tends to the extremal one. We also consider the dilaton theory which corresponds classically to the spherically-symmetrical reduction from 4D case and show that for the quantum-corrected extremal black hole $M_{tot}>Q$.
[ { "created": "Thu, 1 Apr 2004 16:52:12 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 13 Apr 2004 19:27:19 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2009-11-10
[ [ "Zaslavskii", "O. B.", "" ] ]
We consider charged black holes within dilaton gravity with exponential-linear dependence of action coefficients on dilaton and minimal coupling to quantum scalar fields. This includes, in particular, CGHS and RST black holes in the uncharged limit. For non-extremal configuration quantum correction to the total mass, Hawking temperature, electric potential and metric are found explicitly and shown to obey the first generalized law. We also demonstrate that quantum-corrected extremal black holes in these theories do exist and correspond to the classically forbidden region of parameters in the sense that the total mass $M_{tot}<Q$ ($Q$ is a charge). We show that in the limit $T_{H}\to 0$ (where $T_{H}$ is the Hawking temperature) the mass and geometry of non-extremal configuration go smoothly to those of the extremal one, except from the narrow near-horizon region. In the vicinity of the horizon the quantum-corrected geometry (however small quantum the coupling parameter $\kappa $ would be) of a non-extremal configuration tends to not the quantum-corrected extremal one but to the special branch of solutions with the constant dilaton (2D analog of the Bertotti-Robinson metric) instead. Meanwhile, if $\kappa =0$ exactly, the near-extremal configuration tends to the extremal one. We also consider the dilaton theory which corresponds classically to the spherically-symmetrical reduction from 4D case and show that for the quantum-corrected extremal black hole $M_{tot}>Q$.
gr-qc/0506094
Dilek Ciftci
M. Arik and D. Ciftci
Brane World Cosmology In Jordan-Brans-Dicke Theory
11 pages
Gen.Rel.Grav. 37 (2005) 2211-2221
10.1007/s10714-005-0201-1
null
gr-qc
null
We consider the embedding of 3+1 dimensional cosmology in 4+1 dimensional Jordan-Brans-Dicke theory. We show that exponentially growing and power law scale factors are implied. Whereas the 4+1 dimensional scalar field is approximately constant for each, the effective 3+1 dimensional scalar field is constant for exponentially growing scale factor and time dependent for power law scale factor.
[ { "created": "Fri, 17 Jun 2005 12:43:11 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2009-11-11
[ [ "Arik", "M.", "" ], [ "Ciftci", "D.", "" ] ]
We consider the embedding of 3+1 dimensional cosmology in 4+1 dimensional Jordan-Brans-Dicke theory. We show that exponentially growing and power law scale factors are implied. Whereas the 4+1 dimensional scalar field is approximately constant for each, the effective 3+1 dimensional scalar field is constant for exponentially growing scale factor and time dependent for power law scale factor.
1106.2831
John Ward
Narit Pidokrajt, John Ward
Thermodynamic Geometry and Type 0A Black Holes
13 pages, 2 figures
null
null
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
In this note we study thermodynamic geometry of the type 0A black hole solution in string theory using a variety of different methods (Ruppeiner, Weinhold and Geometrothermodynamics). Our results indicate that the curvature invariants are finite for all physical solutions, suggesting that there is no phase transition. It is also found that the cutoff of the entropy, which is the singular limit of the theory, appears geometrically in the Weinhold picture as the thermodynamic cone itself.
[ { "created": "Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:04:11 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2011-06-16
[ [ "Pidokrajt", "Narit", "" ], [ "Ward", "John", "" ] ]
In this note we study thermodynamic geometry of the type 0A black hole solution in string theory using a variety of different methods (Ruppeiner, Weinhold and Geometrothermodynamics). Our results indicate that the curvature invariants are finite for all physical solutions, suggesting that there is no phase transition. It is also found that the cutoff of the entropy, which is the singular limit of the theory, appears geometrically in the Weinhold picture as the thermodynamic cone itself.
1901.00167
Supriya Pan
Jaume Haro, Jaume Amor\'os and Supriya Pan
The Peebles -- Vilenkin quintessential inflation model revisited
28 pages; 7 captioned figures; version published in The European Physical Journal C
Eur.Phys.J. C79 (2019) no.6, 505
10.1140/epjc/s10052-019-7012-0
null
gr-qc astro-ph.CO
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We review the well-known Peebles-Vilenkin (PV) quintessential inflation model and discuss its possible improvements in agreement with the recent observations. The improved PV model depends only on two parameters: the inflaton mass $m$, and another smaller mass $M$; where the latter has to be chosen in order to undertake that, at present time, the dark energy density of the universe is approximately about 70\% of the total energy budget of the universe. The value of the inflaton mass $m$ is calculated using the observational value of the power spectrum of the scalar perturbations, and the value of mass $M$, which depends on the reheating temperature, is calculated by solving the corresponding dynamical system whose initial conditions are taken at the matter-radiation equality and are obtained from three observational data: the red shift at the matter-radiation equality, the ratio of the matter energy density to the critical one at the present time and the current value of the Hubble parameter.
[ { "created": "Tue, 1 Jan 2019 15:34:12 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Sun, 2 Jun 2019 19:06:58 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Wed, 26 Jun 2019 16:23:30 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2019-06-27
[ [ "Haro", "Jaume", "" ], [ "Amorós", "Jaume", "" ], [ "Pan", "Supriya", "" ] ]
We review the well-known Peebles-Vilenkin (PV) quintessential inflation model and discuss its possible improvements in agreement with the recent observations. The improved PV model depends only on two parameters: the inflaton mass $m$, and another smaller mass $M$; where the latter has to be chosen in order to undertake that, at present time, the dark energy density of the universe is approximately about 70\% of the total energy budget of the universe. The value of the inflaton mass $m$ is calculated using the observational value of the power spectrum of the scalar perturbations, and the value of mass $M$, which depends on the reheating temperature, is calculated by solving the corresponding dynamical system whose initial conditions are taken at the matter-radiation equality and are obtained from three observational data: the red shift at the matter-radiation equality, the ratio of the matter energy density to the critical one at the present time and the current value of the Hubble parameter.
2108.07210
Masoud Ghezelbash
Masoud Ghezelbash
Bianchi IX geometry and the Einstein-Maxwell theory
38 pages, 16 figures, new contents, figures and four appendices added, references added, to appear in classical and quantum gravity
Class. Quantum Grav. 39 (2022) 075012
10.1088/1361-6382/ac504e
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We construct numerical solutions to the higher-dimensional Einstein-Maxwell theory. The solutions are based on embedding the four dimensional Bianchi type IX space in the theory. We find the solutions as superposition of two functions, which one of them can be found numerically. We show that the solutions in any dimensions, are almost regular everywhere, except a singular point. We find that the solutions interpolate between the two exact analytical solutions to the higher dimensional Einstein-Maxwell theory, which are based on Eguchi-Hanson type I and II geometries. Moreover, we construct the exact cosmological solutions to the theory, and study the properties of the solutions.
[ { "created": "Mon, 16 Aug 2021 16:37:53 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Sun, 6 Feb 2022 18:05:04 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2022-04-14
[ [ "Ghezelbash", "Masoud", "" ] ]
We construct numerical solutions to the higher-dimensional Einstein-Maxwell theory. The solutions are based on embedding the four dimensional Bianchi type IX space in the theory. We find the solutions as superposition of two functions, which one of them can be found numerically. We show that the solutions in any dimensions, are almost regular everywhere, except a singular point. We find that the solutions interpolate between the two exact analytical solutions to the higher dimensional Einstein-Maxwell theory, which are based on Eguchi-Hanson type I and II geometries. Moreover, we construct the exact cosmological solutions to the theory, and study the properties of the solutions.
gr-qc/0202006
Harold Blas
A. Accioly, H. Blas and H. Mukai
Nonminimal coupling, equivalence principle and exact Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation
9 pages, LaTex
null
null
null
gr-qc
null
It is shown that the exact Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation for spin-0 particles on spacetimes described by the metrics $ds^2 = V^2 dt^2 - W^2 d {\bf{x}}^2$, where $V=V({\bf{x}})$ and $W=W({\bf{x}})$, only exists if the scalar field is nonminimally coupled to the Ricci scalar field with a coupling constant equal to 1/6. The nonminimal coupling term, in turn, does not violate the equivalence principle. As an application we obtain the nonrelativistic Foldy-Wouthuysen Hamiltonian concerning the general solution to the linearized field equations of higher-derivative gravity for a static pointlike source in the Teyssandier gauge.
[ { "created": "Sat, 2 Feb 2002 18:48:44 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2007-05-23
[ [ "Accioly", "A.", "" ], [ "Blas", "H.", "" ], [ "Mukai", "H.", "" ] ]
It is shown that the exact Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation for spin-0 particles on spacetimes described by the metrics $ds^2 = V^2 dt^2 - W^2 d {\bf{x}}^2$, where $V=V({\bf{x}})$ and $W=W({\bf{x}})$, only exists if the scalar field is nonminimally coupled to the Ricci scalar field with a coupling constant equal to 1/6. The nonminimal coupling term, in turn, does not violate the equivalence principle. As an application we obtain the nonrelativistic Foldy-Wouthuysen Hamiltonian concerning the general solution to the linearized field equations of higher-derivative gravity for a static pointlike source in the Teyssandier gauge.
gr-qc/9408008
null
J. Schirmer
Hamiltonian reduction of Bianchi Cosmologies
14 pages, Latex, Freiburg preprint THEP 94/21
Class.Quant.Grav.12:1099-1110,1995
10.1088/0264-9381/12/4/017
null
gr-qc
null
It was noted recently that the ADM-diffeomorphism-constraint does not generate all observed symmetries for several Bianchi-models. We will suggest not to use the ADM-constraint restricted to homogeneous variables, but some equivalent which is derived from a restricted action principle. This will generate all homogeneity preserving diffeomorphisms, which will be shown to be automorphism generating vector fields, in class A and class B models. Following Dirac's constraint formalism one will naturally be restricted to the unimodular part of the automorphism group.
[ { "created": "Thu, 4 Aug 1994 22:00:31 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2010-04-06
[ [ "Schirmer", "J.", "" ] ]
It was noted recently that the ADM-diffeomorphism-constraint does not generate all observed symmetries for several Bianchi-models. We will suggest not to use the ADM-constraint restricted to homogeneous variables, but some equivalent which is derived from a restricted action principle. This will generate all homogeneity preserving diffeomorphisms, which will be shown to be automorphism generating vector fields, in class A and class B models. Following Dirac's constraint formalism one will naturally be restricted to the unimodular part of the automorphism group.
0711.1584
Mikhail V. Gorbatenko
Mikhail V.Gorbatenko
Conformal Geometrodynamics: Exact Nonstationary Spherically Symmetric Solutions
13 pages
null
null
null
gr-qc
null
A nonstationary spherically symmetric problem for conformal geometrodynamics equations is considered and general exact solutions in quadratures are obtained. Involvement of Weyl degrees of freedom allows us to consider the problem with arbitrary initial data, as for the conformal geometrodynamics equations the Cauchy problem is set up without connections to initial data. The results of this paper are not confined with the framework of the perturbation theory and open up new avenues for study of the process of space-time singularity evolution in time.
[ { "created": "Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:29:12 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2007-11-13
[ [ "Gorbatenko", "Mikhail V.", "" ] ]
A nonstationary spherically symmetric problem for conformal geometrodynamics equations is considered and general exact solutions in quadratures are obtained. Involvement of Weyl degrees of freedom allows us to consider the problem with arbitrary initial data, as for the conformal geometrodynamics equations the Cauchy problem is set up without connections to initial data. The results of this paper are not confined with the framework of the perturbation theory and open up new avenues for study of the process of space-time singularity evolution in time.
2310.17311
Suddhasattwa Brahma
Suddhasattwa Brahma and Abhinove Nagarajan Seenivasan
Gravity-induced entanglement as a probe of spacetime curvature
Honorable Mention in the 2023 Essay Competition of the Gravity Research Foundation; comments welcome
null
10.1142/S0218271823420208
null
gr-qc hep-th quant-ph
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
It is now widely believed that if the gravitational field is (perturbatively) quantum, it would entangle two massive objects (in spatial superpositions) which were otherwise unentangled to begin with. Recently, actual table-top experiments have been proposed to test this idea in what would be the first detection of perturbative quantum gravity. In this essay, we devise a thought experiment to prove that such gravity-induced entanglement depends on the spacetime curvature and can, in principle, act as an alternate signature of the expanding background. This will open up new and complementary directions to search for such entanglement in curved spacetime and reveal fresh perspectives on it.
[ { "created": "Thu, 26 Oct 2023 11:16:35 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2023-10-27
[ [ "Brahma", "Suddhasattwa", "" ], [ "Seenivasan", "Abhinove Nagarajan", "" ] ]
It is now widely believed that if the gravitational field is (perturbatively) quantum, it would entangle two massive objects (in spatial superpositions) which were otherwise unentangled to begin with. Recently, actual table-top experiments have been proposed to test this idea in what would be the first detection of perturbative quantum gravity. In this essay, we devise a thought experiment to prove that such gravity-induced entanglement depends on the spacetime curvature and can, in principle, act as an alternate signature of the expanding background. This will open up new and complementary directions to search for such entanglement in curved spacetime and reveal fresh perspectives on it.
gr-qc/0608078
Roland Triay
Roland Triay (CPT), Henri-Hugues Fliche (LMMT)
Spherical Voids in Newton-Friedmann Universe
to appear
Proceedings of the Eleventh Marcel Grossmann Meeting on General Relativity, Allemagne (2007)
null
null
gr-qc astro-ph
null
We show that the cosmological constant favours significantly the growth of voids in the universe. This dynamical effect is investigated within a newtonian approach with an extension to Friedmann-Lema\^{\i}tre model.
[ { "created": "Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:40:40 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2007-05-23
[ [ "Triay", "Roland", "", "CPT" ], [ "Fliche", "Henri-Hugues", "", "LMMT" ] ]
We show that the cosmological constant favours significantly the growth of voids in the universe. This dynamical effect is investigated within a newtonian approach with an extension to Friedmann-Lema\^{\i}tre model.
2206.13672
Matheus Filipe Santos Alves
Matheus F. S. Alves, Lu\'is F. M. A. M. Reis, L. G. Medeiros
Gravitational waves from inspiraling black holes in quadratic gravity
19 pages, 9 figures
Phys. Rev. D 107, 044017 (2023)
10.1103/PhysRevD.107.044017
null
gr-qc
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
We peform a study of gravitational waves emitted by inspiraling black holes in the context of quadratic gravity. By linearizing the field equations around a flat background, we demonstrate that all degrees of freedom satisfy wave-like equations. These degrees of freedom split into three modes: a massive spin-$2$ mode, a massive spin-$0$ mode, and the expected massless spin-$2$ mode. We construct the energy-momentum tensor of gravitational waves and show that, due to the massive spin-$2$ mode, it presents the Ostrogradski instability. We also show how to deal with this possible pathology and obtain consistent physical interpretations for the system. Using the energy-momentum tensor, we study the influence of each massive mode in the orbital dynamics and compare it with the standard result of General Relativity. Moreover, we present two methods to constrain the parameter $\alpha$ associated with the massive spin-$2$ contribution. From the first method, using the combined waveform for the spin-$2$ modes, we obtain the constraint $ \alpha \lesssim 1.1 \times 10^{21} m^{2}$. In the second method, using the coalescence time, we get the constraint $ \alpha \lesssim 1.1 \times 10^{13} m^{2}$.
[ { "created": "Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:23:14 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 9 Feb 2023 23:03:01 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2023-02-13
[ [ "Alves", "Matheus F. S.", "" ], [ "Reis", "Luís F. M. A. M.", "" ], [ "Medeiros", "L. G.", "" ] ]
We peform a study of gravitational waves emitted by inspiraling black holes in the context of quadratic gravity. By linearizing the field equations around a flat background, we demonstrate that all degrees of freedom satisfy wave-like equations. These degrees of freedom split into three modes: a massive spin-$2$ mode, a massive spin-$0$ mode, and the expected massless spin-$2$ mode. We construct the energy-momentum tensor of gravitational waves and show that, due to the massive spin-$2$ mode, it presents the Ostrogradski instability. We also show how to deal with this possible pathology and obtain consistent physical interpretations for the system. Using the energy-momentum tensor, we study the influence of each massive mode in the orbital dynamics and compare it with the standard result of General Relativity. Moreover, we present two methods to constrain the parameter $\alpha$ associated with the massive spin-$2$ contribution. From the first method, using the combined waveform for the spin-$2$ modes, we obtain the constraint $ \alpha \lesssim 1.1 \times 10^{21} m^{2}$. In the second method, using the coalescence time, we get the constraint $ \alpha \lesssim 1.1 \times 10^{13} m^{2}$.
1202.5157
W{\l}odzimierz Natorf
W{\l}odzimierz Natorf
Asymptotic stability of vacuum type II metrics
some typos removed in v2
J. Math. Phys. 53, 022503 (2012);
10.1063/1.3682273
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We generalize the result of Lukacs {\it et al.} on asymptotic stability of the Schwarzschild metric with respect to perturbations in the Robinson-Trautman class of metrics to the case of Petrov type II twisting metrics, uder the condition of asymptotic flatness at future null infinity. The Bondi energy is used as the Lyapunov functional and we prove that the "final state" of such metrics is the Kerr metric.
[ { "created": "Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:22:32 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:27:45 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2012-04-13
[ [ "Natorf", "Włodzimierz", "" ] ]
We generalize the result of Lukacs {\it et al.} on asymptotic stability of the Schwarzschild metric with respect to perturbations in the Robinson-Trautman class of metrics to the case of Petrov type II twisting metrics, uder the condition of asymptotic flatness at future null infinity. The Bondi energy is used as the Lyapunov functional and we prove that the "final state" of such metrics is the Kerr metric.
2401.07662
Charis Anastopoulos
Charis Anastopoulos
Final States in Quantum Cosmology: Cosmic Acceleration as a Quantum Post-Selection Effect
33 pages, 5 figures. Greatly extended and restructured; it now contains a derivation of post-selected quasi-classical equations of motion for generic systems, and more examples
null
null
null
gr-qc astro-ph.CO quant-ph
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Standard quantum theory admits naturally statistical ensembles that are both pre-selected and post-selected, i.e., they involve both an initial and a final state. We argue that there is no compelling physical reason to preclude a probability assignment with a final quantum state at the cosmological level. We therefore analyze the implications of a final state in the probability assignment for quantum cosmology. To this end, we derive effective classical equations of motion for systems subject to both initial and final conditions. Remarkably, these effective equations do not depend on the details of the quantum theory, but only on the geometric features of the classical state space. When applied to Friedman-Robertson-Walker cosmological models, these effective equations generically describe cosmic acceleration in the absence of a cosmological constant, dark energy, or modified gravitational dynamics. Therefore, cosmic acceleration emerges as a quantum post-selection effect, that is, a macroscopic quantum phenomenon.
[ { "created": "Mon, 15 Jan 2024 13:05:28 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Sun, 28 Jul 2024 10:54:17 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2024-07-30
[ [ "Anastopoulos", "Charis", "" ] ]
Standard quantum theory admits naturally statistical ensembles that are both pre-selected and post-selected, i.e., they involve both an initial and a final state. We argue that there is no compelling physical reason to preclude a probability assignment with a final quantum state at the cosmological level. We therefore analyze the implications of a final state in the probability assignment for quantum cosmology. To this end, we derive effective classical equations of motion for systems subject to both initial and final conditions. Remarkably, these effective equations do not depend on the details of the quantum theory, but only on the geometric features of the classical state space. When applied to Friedman-Robertson-Walker cosmological models, these effective equations generically describe cosmic acceleration in the absence of a cosmological constant, dark energy, or modified gravitational dynamics. Therefore, cosmic acceleration emerges as a quantum post-selection effect, that is, a macroscopic quantum phenomenon.
1811.08852
Isaac Torres
Isaac Torres, J\'ulio C\'esar Fabris, and Oliver Fabio Piattella
Classical and quantum cosmology of Fab Four John theories
null
Physics Letters B 798 (2019) 135003
10.1016/j.physletb.2019.135003
null
gr-qc hep-th
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
We present here a quantum cosmological model with Bohm-de Broglie interpretation of the theory described by a combination of two terms of the Fab Four cosmological theory. The first term is the John Lagrangian and the second is a potential representing matter content to avoid classical trivial solutions. This model has two free functions that provide an adjustment mechanism known classically as self-tuning. The self-tuning is a way to address the cosmological constant problem by allowing a partial break of symmetry in the scalar field sector. The Fab Four is the most general set of self-tuning scalar-tensor gravitational theories in four dimensions. The minisuperspace Hamiltonian thus obtained from this combination of Fab Four terms has fractional powers in the momenta, leading to a problem in applying canonical quantization. We have solved this problem by generalizing the canonical quantization rule using the so-called conformable fractional derivative. We show that this analysis leads to both singular and bouncing (non-singular) solutions, depending on the initial conditions over the scale factor and the homogeneous scalar field, and also depending on the free functions mentioned. This provides an adjustment mechanism in analogy with the classical self-tuning of the Fab Four, but with another interpretation.
[ { "created": "Wed, 21 Nov 2018 17:57:06 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 28 Nov 2018 22:03:33 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Fri, 11 Oct 2019 21:34:53 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2019-10-15
[ [ "Torres", "Isaac", "" ], [ "Fabris", "Júlio César", "" ], [ "Piattella", "Oliver Fabio", "" ] ]
We present here a quantum cosmological model with Bohm-de Broglie interpretation of the theory described by a combination of two terms of the Fab Four cosmological theory. The first term is the John Lagrangian and the second is a potential representing matter content to avoid classical trivial solutions. This model has two free functions that provide an adjustment mechanism known classically as self-tuning. The self-tuning is a way to address the cosmological constant problem by allowing a partial break of symmetry in the scalar field sector. The Fab Four is the most general set of self-tuning scalar-tensor gravitational theories in four dimensions. The minisuperspace Hamiltonian thus obtained from this combination of Fab Four terms has fractional powers in the momenta, leading to a problem in applying canonical quantization. We have solved this problem by generalizing the canonical quantization rule using the so-called conformable fractional derivative. We show that this analysis leads to both singular and bouncing (non-singular) solutions, depending on the initial conditions over the scale factor and the homogeneous scalar field, and also depending on the free functions mentioned. This provides an adjustment mechanism in analogy with the classical self-tuning of the Fab Four, but with another interpretation.
1606.07041
Pierre-Henri Chavanis
Pierre-Henri Chavanis and Tonatiuh Matos
Covariant theory of Bose-Einstein condensates in curved spacetimes with electromagnetic interactions: the hydrodynamic approach
null
Eur. Phys. J. Plus, 132, 30 (2017)
null
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We develop a hydrodynamic representation of the Klein-Gordon-Maxwell-Einstein equations. These equations combine quantum mechanics, electromagnetism, and general relativity. We consider the case of an arbitrary curved spacetime, the case of weak gravitational fields in a static or expanding background, and the nonrelativistic (Newtonian) limit. The Klein-Gordon-Maxwell-Einstein equations govern the evolution of a complex scalar field, possibly describing self-gravitating Bose-Einstein condensates, coupled to an electromagnetic field. They may find applications in the context of dark matter, boson stars, and neutron stars with a superfluid core.
[ { "created": "Wed, 22 Jun 2016 18:56:54 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2017-11-27
[ [ "Chavanis", "Pierre-Henri", "" ], [ "Matos", "Tonatiuh", "" ] ]
We develop a hydrodynamic representation of the Klein-Gordon-Maxwell-Einstein equations. These equations combine quantum mechanics, electromagnetism, and general relativity. We consider the case of an arbitrary curved spacetime, the case of weak gravitational fields in a static or expanding background, and the nonrelativistic (Newtonian) limit. The Klein-Gordon-Maxwell-Einstein equations govern the evolution of a complex scalar field, possibly describing self-gravitating Bose-Einstein condensates, coupled to an electromagnetic field. They may find applications in the context of dark matter, boson stars, and neutron stars with a superfluid core.
gr-qc/9805017
Fodor Gyula
G. Fodor, M. Marklund, and Z. Perj\'es
Axistationary perfect fluids -- a tetrad approach
12 pages
Class.Quant.Grav. 16 (1999) 453-463
10.1088/0264-9381/16/2/010
null
gr-qc
null
Stationary axisymmetric perfect fluid space-times are investigated using the curvature description of geometries. Attention is focused on space-times with a vanishing electric part of the Weyl tensor. It is shown that the only incompressible axistationary magnetic perfect fluid is the interior Schwarzschild solution. The existence of a rigidly rotating perfect fluid, generalizing the interior Schwarzschild metric is proven. Theorems are stated on Petrov types and electric/magnetic Weyl tensors.
[ { "created": "Wed, 6 May 1998 13:18:56 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2009-10-31
[ [ "Fodor", "G.", "" ], [ "Marklund", "M.", "" ], [ "Perjés", "Z.", "" ] ]
Stationary axisymmetric perfect fluid space-times are investigated using the curvature description of geometries. Attention is focused on space-times with a vanishing electric part of the Weyl tensor. It is shown that the only incompressible axistationary magnetic perfect fluid is the interior Schwarzschild solution. The existence of a rigidly rotating perfect fluid, generalizing the interior Schwarzschild metric is proven. Theorems are stated on Petrov types and electric/magnetic Weyl tensors.
2002.06059
Roger Hurtado PhD
Roger A. Hurtado and Jose R. Arenas
Spherically symmetric and static solutions in $f(R)$ gravity coupled with EM fields
14 pages, 2 figures
Phys. Rev. D 102, 104019 (2020)
10.1103/PhysRevD.102.104019
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Solutions of field equations in $f(R)$ gravity are found for a spherically symmetric and static spacetime in the Born-Infeld (BI) non-linear electrodynamics. It is found that the models supported in this configuration must have the parametric form $f'(R)|_{r}=m+n r$, with $m,n$ constants, whose value and sign have a strong impact on the solutions, as well as in the form and range of $f(R)$. When $n=0$, $f(R)=m R+m_0$ and the Einstein-BI solution is found. When $m\neq 0$ and $n\neq0$, $f(R)$ is asymptotically equivalent to GR and the Schwarzschild and $f(R)$-Reissner-Nordstr\"om solutions are written in some limits, likewise if $n>0$ and $r\gg1$, $f(R)$ can be found as a series approximation and as a particular case, when $R_S=-\frac{m^2}{3n}$, explicitly $f(R)=m R+2n\sqrt{R}+m_0$. Finally, the solutions, scalar curvature and parametric function $f(r)$ in the non-linear ($m=0$) regime of $f(R)$ are found, and some models for specific values of $m$ and $n$ are plotted.
[ { "created": "Fri, 14 Feb 2020 14:46:39 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2020-11-18
[ [ "Hurtado", "Roger A.", "" ], [ "Arenas", "Jose R.", "" ] ]
Solutions of field equations in $f(R)$ gravity are found for a spherically symmetric and static spacetime in the Born-Infeld (BI) non-linear electrodynamics. It is found that the models supported in this configuration must have the parametric form $f'(R)|_{r}=m+n r$, with $m,n$ constants, whose value and sign have a strong impact on the solutions, as well as in the form and range of $f(R)$. When $n=0$, $f(R)=m R+m_0$ and the Einstein-BI solution is found. When $m\neq 0$ and $n\neq0$, $f(R)$ is asymptotically equivalent to GR and the Schwarzschild and $f(R)$-Reissner-Nordstr\"om solutions are written in some limits, likewise if $n>0$ and $r\gg1$, $f(R)$ can be found as a series approximation and as a particular case, when $R_S=-\frac{m^2}{3n}$, explicitly $f(R)=m R+2n\sqrt{R}+m_0$. Finally, the solutions, scalar curvature and parametric function $f(r)$ in the non-linear ($m=0$) regime of $f(R)$ are found, and some models for specific values of $m$ and $n$ are plotted.
1707.02216
Yi-Shi Duan
Yi-Shi Duan
Generalized Nonsingular Solutions for the Scalar Meson Field of a Point Charge in General Relativity Theory
2 pages
Soviet Physics JETP Vol 31, 1098-1099 (1956)
null
null
gr-qc hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
It has been shown that in investigating the electromagnetic and meson fields of elementary particles, the effects of gravitational interaction cannot be neglected. The present note is an attempt to find solutions to the equations of the general relativistic gravitational and scalar meson fields of a point nuclear charge. The solution is nonsingular at all points of the gravitational and meson fields. Although it contains several functions whose form is not given, this solution can be used to obtain the potential of the scalar meson field, which is a generalization of the Yukawa potential; furthermore, it makes it possible to calculate the mass and self-energy of the nucleon, which turn out to be finite.
[ { "created": "Wed, 24 May 2017 03:39:38 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2017-07-10
[ [ "Duan", "Yi-Shi", "" ] ]
It has been shown that in investigating the electromagnetic and meson fields of elementary particles, the effects of gravitational interaction cannot be neglected. The present note is an attempt to find solutions to the equations of the general relativistic gravitational and scalar meson fields of a point nuclear charge. The solution is nonsingular at all points of the gravitational and meson fields. Although it contains several functions whose form is not given, this solution can be used to obtain the potential of the scalar meson field, which is a generalization of the Yukawa potential; furthermore, it makes it possible to calculate the mass and self-energy of the nucleon, which turn out to be finite.
gr-qc/9906070
Piotr Bizon
P. Bizo\'n and T. Chmaj
Remark on formation of colored black holes via fine tuning
2 pages, RevTex, 2 postscript figures
Phys.Rev. D61 (2000) 067501
10.1103/PhysRevD.61.067501
null
gr-qc
null
In a recent paper (gr-qc/9903081) Choptuik, Hirschmann, and Marsa have discovered the scaling law for the lifetime of an intermediate attractor in the formation of n=1 colored black holes via fine tuning. We show that their result is in agreement with the prediction of linear perturbation analysis. We also briefly comment on the dependence of the mass gap across the threshold on the radius of the event horizon.
[ { "created": "Thu, 17 Jun 1999 06:26:58 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2009-10-31
[ [ "Bizoń", "P.", "" ], [ "Chmaj", "T.", "" ] ]
In a recent paper (gr-qc/9903081) Choptuik, Hirschmann, and Marsa have discovered the scaling law for the lifetime of an intermediate attractor in the formation of n=1 colored black holes via fine tuning. We show that their result is in agreement with the prediction of linear perturbation analysis. We also briefly comment on the dependence of the mass gap across the threshold on the radius of the event horizon.
gr-qc/0103044
John Baez
John C. Baez and Emory F. Bunn
The Meaning of Einstein's Equation
23 pages LaTeX, 8 encapsulated Postscript figures; unlike the published version this includes a derivation of the inverse-square force law
Amer. Jour. Phys. 73 (2005), 644-652
10.1119/1.1852541
null
gr-qc astro-ph
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
This is a brief introduction to general relativity, designed for both students and teachers of the subject. While there are many excellent expositions of general relativity, few adequately explain the geometrical meaning of the basic equation of the theory: Einstein's equation. Here we give a simple formulation of this equation in terms of the motion of freely falling test particles. We also sketch some of its consequences, and explain how the formulation given here is equivalent to the usual one in terms of tensors. Finally, we include an annotated bibliography of books, articles and websites suitable for the student of relativity.
[ { "created": "Tue, 13 Mar 2001 22:38:05 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Fri, 6 Apr 2001 01:30:30 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Wed, 18 Aug 2004 17:39:22 GMT", "version": "v3" }, { "created": "Thu, 5 Jan 2006 18:23:17 GMT", "version": "v4" }, { "created": "Thu, 5 Jan 2006 21:09:33 GMT", "version": "v5" }, { "created": "Fri, 12 Jun 2015 07:27:23 GMT", "version": "v6" } ]
2015-06-15
[ [ "Baez", "John C.", "" ], [ "Bunn", "Emory F.", "" ] ]
This is a brief introduction to general relativity, designed for both students and teachers of the subject. While there are many excellent expositions of general relativity, few adequately explain the geometrical meaning of the basic equation of the theory: Einstein's equation. Here we give a simple formulation of this equation in terms of the motion of freely falling test particles. We also sketch some of its consequences, and explain how the formulation given here is equivalent to the usual one in terms of tensors. Finally, we include an annotated bibliography of books, articles and websites suitable for the student of relativity.
gr-qc/0306061
Miguel Gustavo de Campos Batista
M. de Campos
Adiabatic decaying vacuum model for the universe
10 pages, 2 figures
Gen.Rel.Grav.35:899-906,2003
10.1023/A:1022907506957
null
gr-qc
null
We study a model that the entropy per particle in the universe is constant. The sources for the entropy are the particle creation and a lambda decaying term. We find exact solutions for the Einstein field equations and show the compatibilty of the model with respect to the age and the acceleration of the universe.
[ { "created": "Sun, 15 Jun 2003 20:53:50 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 17 Jun 2003 22:22:50 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2009-04-17
[ [ "de Campos", "M.", "" ] ]
We study a model that the entropy per particle in the universe is constant. The sources for the entropy are the particle creation and a lambda decaying term. We find exact solutions for the Einstein field equations and show the compatibilty of the model with respect to the age and the acceleration of the universe.
1712.04834
Giorgio Papini
Giorgio Papini
Spin and maximal acceleration
8 pages
null
null
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We study the spin current tensor of a Dirac particle at accelerations close to the upper limit introduced by Caianiello. Continual interchange between particle spin and angular momentum is possible only when the acceleration is time-dependent. This represents a stringent limit on the effect that maximal acceleration may have on spin physics in astrophysical applications. We also investigate some dynamical consequences of maximal acceleration.
[ { "created": "Wed, 13 Dec 2017 16:06:08 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2017-12-14
[ [ "Papini", "Giorgio", "" ] ]
We study the spin current tensor of a Dirac particle at accelerations close to the upper limit introduced by Caianiello. Continual interchange between particle spin and angular momentum is possible only when the acceleration is time-dependent. This represents a stringent limit on the effect that maximal acceleration may have on spin physics in astrophysical applications. We also investigate some dynamical consequences of maximal acceleration.
gr-qc/9908025
Jorma Louko
Jorma Louko, Hans-Juergen Matschull
(2+1)-dimensional Einstein-Kepler problem in the centre-of-mass frame
38 pages, REVTeX v3.1 with amsfonts and epsf, 12 eps figures. (v2: Presentational improvement, references added, typos corrected.)
Class.Quant.Grav. 17 (2000) 1847-1873
10.1088/0264-9381/17/8/307
AEI 1999-015, MZ-TH/99-31
gr-qc
null
We formulate and analyze the Hamiltonian dynamics of a pair of massive spinless point particles in (2+1)-dimensional Einstein gravity by anchoring the system to a conical infinity, isometric to the infinity generated by a single massive but possibly spinning particle. The reduced phase space \Gamma_{red} has dimension four and topology R^3 x S^1. \Gamma_{red} is analogous to the phase space of a Newtonian two-body system in the centre-of-mass frame, and we find on \Gamma_{red} a canonical chart that makes this analogue explicit and reduces to the Newtonian chart in the appropriate limit. Prospects for quantization are commented on.
[ { "created": "Sun, 8 Aug 1999 13:31:32 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 6 Mar 2000 19:40:06 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2009-10-31
[ [ "Louko", "Jorma", "" ], [ "Matschull", "Hans-Juergen", "" ] ]
We formulate and analyze the Hamiltonian dynamics of a pair of massive spinless point particles in (2+1)-dimensional Einstein gravity by anchoring the system to a conical infinity, isometric to the infinity generated by a single massive but possibly spinning particle. The reduced phase space \Gamma_{red} has dimension four and topology R^3 x S^1. \Gamma_{red} is analogous to the phase space of a Newtonian two-body system in the centre-of-mass frame, and we find on \Gamma_{red} a canonical chart that makes this analogue explicit and reduces to the Newtonian chart in the appropriate limit. Prospects for quantization are commented on.
gr-qc/0312039
Kostas Kokkotas
Kostas D. Kokkotas
High frequency sources of gravitational waves
7 pages, Class. Quantum Grav. in press. Proceedings of the 5th Amaldi Conference
Nucl.Phys.Proc.Suppl.138:433-435,2005
10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2004.11.099
null
gr-qc
null
Sources of high frequency gravitational waves are reviewed. Gravitational collapse, rotational instabilities and oscillations of the remnant compact objects are potentially important sources of gravitational waves. Significant and unique information for the various stages of the collapse, the evolution of protoneutron stars and the details of the equations of state of such objects can be drawn from careful study of the gravitational wave signal.
[ { "created": "Sun, 7 Dec 2003 18:25:02 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2010-11-19
[ [ "Kokkotas", "Kostas D.", "" ] ]
Sources of high frequency gravitational waves are reviewed. Gravitational collapse, rotational instabilities and oscillations of the remnant compact objects are potentially important sources of gravitational waves. Significant and unique information for the various stages of the collapse, the evolution of protoneutron stars and the details of the equations of state of such objects can be drawn from careful study of the gravitational wave signal.
0801.1562
S Habib Mazharimousavi
S. Habib Mazharimousavi and M. Halilsoy
5D-Black Hole Solution in Einstein-Yang-Mills-Gauss-Bonnet Theory
5 pages, no figures
Phys.Rev.D76:087501,2007
10.1103/PhysRevD.76.087501
null
gr-qc
null
By adopting the 5D version of the Wu-Yang Ansatz we present in closed form a black hole solution in the Einstein-Yang-Mills-Gauss-Bonnet (EYMGB) theory. In the EYM limit, we recover the 5D black hole solution already known.
[ { "created": "Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:34:54 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2008-11-26
[ [ "Mazharimousavi", "S. Habib", "" ], [ "Halilsoy", "M.", "" ] ]
By adopting the 5D version of the Wu-Yang Ansatz we present in closed form a black hole solution in the Einstein-Yang-Mills-Gauss-Bonnet (EYMGB) theory. In the EYM limit, we recover the 5D black hole solution already known.
gr-qc/0505163
Todd Fugleberg
K. Choy, T. Kruk, M.E. Carrington, T. Fugleberg, J. Zahn, R. Kobes, G. Kunstatter, D. Pickering
Energy Flow in Acoustic Black Holes
8 pages, 9 figures, Comments added to discussion of energy flow and introductory section abbreviated
Phys.Rev. D73 (2006) 104011
10.1103/PhysRevD.73.104011
null
gr-qc hep-th
null
We present the results of an analysis of superradiant energy flow due to scalar fields incident on an acoustic black hole. In addition to providing independent confirmation of the recent results in [5], we determine in detail the profile of energy flow everywhere outside the horizon. We confirm explicitly that in a suitable frame the energy flow is inward at the horizon and outward at infinity, as expected on physical grounds.
[ { "created": "Tue, 31 May 2005 18:45:35 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 11 Oct 2005 17:07:15 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2009-11-11
[ [ "Choy", "K.", "" ], [ "Kruk", "T.", "" ], [ "Carrington", "M. E.", "" ], [ "Fugleberg", "T.", "" ], [ "Zahn", "J.", "" ], [ "Kobes", "R.", "" ], [ "Kunstatter", "G.", "" ], [ "Pickering", "D.", "" ] ]
We present the results of an analysis of superradiant energy flow due to scalar fields incident on an acoustic black hole. In addition to providing independent confirmation of the recent results in [5], we determine in detail the profile of energy flow everywhere outside the horizon. We confirm explicitly that in a suitable frame the energy flow is inward at the horizon and outward at infinity, as expected on physical grounds.
gr-qc/0006078
Joshua A. Faber
Joshua A. Faber, Frederic A. Rasio, and Justin B. Manor
Post-Newtonian SPH calculations of binary neutron star coalescence. II. Binary mass ratio, equation of state, and spin dependence
RevTeX, 38 pages, 24 figures, Minor Corrections, to appear in Phys. Rev. D
Phys.Rev. D63 (2001) 044012
10.1103/PhysRevD.63.044012
null
gr-qc astro-ph
null
Using our new Post-Newtonian SPH (smoothed particle hydrodynamics) code, we study the final coalescence and merging of neutron star (NS) binaries. We vary the stiffness of the equation of state (EOS) as well as the initial binary mass ratio and stellar spins. Results are compared to those of Newtonian calculations, with and without the inclusion of the gravitational radiation reaction. We find a much steeper decrease in the gravity wave peak strain and luminosity with decreasing mass ratio than would be predicted by simple point-mass formulae. For NS with softer EOS (which we model as simple $\Gamma=2$ polytropes) we find a stronger gravity wave emission, with a different morphology than for stiffer EOS (modeled as $\Gamma=3$ polytropes as in our previous work). We also calculate the coalescence of NS binaries with an irrotational initial condition, and find that the gravity wave signal is relatively suppressed compared to the synchronized case, but shows a very significant second peak of emission. Mass shedding is also greatly reduced, and occurs via a different mechanism than in the synchronized case. We discuss the implications of our results for gravity wave astronomy with laser interferometers such as LIGO, and for theoretical models of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) based on NS mergers.
[ { "created": "Thu, 22 Jun 2000 00:02:40 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Sun, 15 Oct 2000 21:12:42 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2009-10-31
[ [ "Faber", "Joshua A.", "" ], [ "Rasio", "Frederic A.", "" ], [ "Manor", "Justin B.", "" ] ]
Using our new Post-Newtonian SPH (smoothed particle hydrodynamics) code, we study the final coalescence and merging of neutron star (NS) binaries. We vary the stiffness of the equation of state (EOS) as well as the initial binary mass ratio and stellar spins. Results are compared to those of Newtonian calculations, with and without the inclusion of the gravitational radiation reaction. We find a much steeper decrease in the gravity wave peak strain and luminosity with decreasing mass ratio than would be predicted by simple point-mass formulae. For NS with softer EOS (which we model as simple $\Gamma=2$ polytropes) we find a stronger gravity wave emission, with a different morphology than for stiffer EOS (modeled as $\Gamma=3$ polytropes as in our previous work). We also calculate the coalescence of NS binaries with an irrotational initial condition, and find that the gravity wave signal is relatively suppressed compared to the synchronized case, but shows a very significant second peak of emission. Mass shedding is also greatly reduced, and occurs via a different mechanism than in the synchronized case. We discuss the implications of our results for gravity wave astronomy with laser interferometers such as LIGO, and for theoretical models of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) based on NS mergers.
1306.1527
Joan Sola
Joan Sola
Cosmological constant and vacuum energy: old and new ideas
86 pages, substantially extended discussion, many new references added
J.Phys.Conf.Ser. 453 (2013) 012015
10.1088/1742-6596/453/1/012015
null
gr-qc astro-ph.CO hep-ph hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
The cosmological constant (CC) term in Einstein's equations, Lambda, was first associated to the idea of vacuum energy density. Notwithstanding, it is well-known that there is a huge, in fact appalling, discrepancy between the theoretical prediction and the observed value picked from the modern cosmological data. This is the famous, and extremely difficult, "CC problem". Paradoxically, the recent observation at the CERN Large Hadron Collider of a Higgs-like particle, should actually be considered ambivalent: on the one hand it appears as a likely great triumph of particle physics, but on the other hand it wide opens Pandora's box of the cosmological uproar, for it may provide (alas!) the experimental certification of the existence of the electroweak (EW) vacuum energy, and thus of the intriguing reality of the CC problem. Even if only counting on this contribution to the inventory of vacuum energies in the universe, the discrepancy with the cosmologically observed value is already of 55 orders of magnitude. This is the (hitherto) "real" magnitude of the CC problem, rather than the (too often) brandished 123 ones from the upper (but fully unexplored!) ultrahigh energy scales. Such is the baffling situation after 96 years of introducing the Lambda-term by Einstein. In the following I will briefly (and hopefully pedagogically) fly over some of the old and new ideas on the CC problem. Since, however, the Higgs boson just knocked our door and recalled us that the vacuum energy may be a fully tangible concept in real phenomenology, I will exclusively address the CC problem from the original notion of vacuum energy, and its possible "running" with the expansion of the universe, rather than venturing into the numberless attempts to replace the CC by the multifarious concept of dark energy.
[ { "created": "Thu, 6 Jun 2013 19:58:11 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Sun, 30 Jun 2013 19:08:16 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Sun, 21 Jul 2013 19:58:21 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2015-03-19
[ [ "Sola", "Joan", "" ] ]
The cosmological constant (CC) term in Einstein's equations, Lambda, was first associated to the idea of vacuum energy density. Notwithstanding, it is well-known that there is a huge, in fact appalling, discrepancy between the theoretical prediction and the observed value picked from the modern cosmological data. This is the famous, and extremely difficult, "CC problem". Paradoxically, the recent observation at the CERN Large Hadron Collider of a Higgs-like particle, should actually be considered ambivalent: on the one hand it appears as a likely great triumph of particle physics, but on the other hand it wide opens Pandora's box of the cosmological uproar, for it may provide (alas!) the experimental certification of the existence of the electroweak (EW) vacuum energy, and thus of the intriguing reality of the CC problem. Even if only counting on this contribution to the inventory of vacuum energies in the universe, the discrepancy with the cosmologically observed value is already of 55 orders of magnitude. This is the (hitherto) "real" magnitude of the CC problem, rather than the (too often) brandished 123 ones from the upper (but fully unexplored!) ultrahigh energy scales. Such is the baffling situation after 96 years of introducing the Lambda-term by Einstein. In the following I will briefly (and hopefully pedagogically) fly over some of the old and new ideas on the CC problem. Since, however, the Higgs boson just knocked our door and recalled us that the vacuum energy may be a fully tangible concept in real phenomenology, I will exclusively address the CC problem from the original notion of vacuum energy, and its possible "running" with the expansion of the universe, rather than venturing into the numberless attempts to replace the CC by the multifarious concept of dark energy.
gr-qc/0511112
Luis Herrera
L. Herrera, N.O. Santos and J. Carot
Gravitational radiation, vorticity and the electric and magnetic part of Weyl tensor
17 pages Latex. Typos corrected
J.Math.Phys. 47 (2006) 052502
10.1063/1.2199027
null
gr-qc
null
The electric and the magnetic part of the Weyl tensor, as well as the invariants obtained from them, are calculated for the Bondi vacuum metric. One of the invariants vanishes identically and the other only exhibits contributions from terms of the Weyl tensor containing the static part of the field. It is shown that the necessary and sufficient condition for the spacetime to be purely electric is that such spacetime be static. It is also shown that the vanishing of the electric part implies Minkowski spacetime. Unlike the electric part, the magnetic part does not contain contributions from the static field. Finally a speculation about the link between the vorticity of world lines of observers at rest in a Bondi frame, and gravitational radiation, is presented.
[ { "created": "Sun, 20 Nov 2005 21:07:55 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:21:31 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Mon, 15 May 2006 20:35:07 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2009-11-11
[ [ "Herrera", "L.", "" ], [ "Santos", "N. O.", "" ], [ "Carot", "J.", "" ] ]
The electric and the magnetic part of the Weyl tensor, as well as the invariants obtained from them, are calculated for the Bondi vacuum metric. One of the invariants vanishes identically and the other only exhibits contributions from terms of the Weyl tensor containing the static part of the field. It is shown that the necessary and sufficient condition for the spacetime to be purely electric is that such spacetime be static. It is also shown that the vanishing of the electric part implies Minkowski spacetime. Unlike the electric part, the magnetic part does not contain contributions from the static field. Finally a speculation about the link between the vorticity of world lines of observers at rest in a Bondi frame, and gravitational radiation, is presented.
1605.07205
Antonios Tsokaros A.
Antonios Tsokaros, Bruno C. Mundim, Filippo Galeazzi, Luciano Rezzolla, K\=oji Ury\=u
Initial-data contribution to the error budget of gravitational waves from neutron-star binaries
17 pages, 11 figures
Phys. Rev. D 94, 044049 (2016)
10.1103/PhysRevD.94.044049
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
As numerical calculations of inspiralling neutron-star binaries reach values of accuracy that are comparable with those of binary black holes, a fine budgeting of the various sources of error becomes increasingly important. Among such sources, the initial data is normally not accounted for, the rationale being that the error on the initial spacelike hypersurface is always far smaller than the one gained during the evolution. We here consider critically this assumption and perform a comparative analysis of the gravitational waveforms relative to essentially the same physical binary configuration when computed with two different initial-data codes, and then evolved with the same evolution code. More specifically, we consider the evolution of irrotational neutron-star binaries computed either with the pseudo-spectral code \lorene{}, or with the newly developed finite-difference code \cocal{}; both sets of initial data are subsequently evolved with the high-order evolution code \whiskythc{}. In this way we find that despite the initial data shows global (local) differences that are $\lesssim 0.02\%\ (1\%)$, the gravitational-wave phase at the merger time differs by $\sim 0.5$ radians after $\sim 3$ orbits, a surprisingly large value. Our results highlight the highly nonlinear impact that errors in the initial data can have on the subsequent evolution and the importance of using exactly the same initial data when comparative studies are done.
[ { "created": "Mon, 23 May 2016 20:17:05 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2016-08-31
[ [ "Tsokaros", "Antonios", "" ], [ "Mundim", "Bruno C.", "" ], [ "Galeazzi", "Filippo", "" ], [ "Rezzolla", "Luciano", "" ], [ "Uryū", "Kōji", "" ] ]
As numerical calculations of inspiralling neutron-star binaries reach values of accuracy that are comparable with those of binary black holes, a fine budgeting of the various sources of error becomes increasingly important. Among such sources, the initial data is normally not accounted for, the rationale being that the error on the initial spacelike hypersurface is always far smaller than the one gained during the evolution. We here consider critically this assumption and perform a comparative analysis of the gravitational waveforms relative to essentially the same physical binary configuration when computed with two different initial-data codes, and then evolved with the same evolution code. More specifically, we consider the evolution of irrotational neutron-star binaries computed either with the pseudo-spectral code \lorene{}, or with the newly developed finite-difference code \cocal{}; both sets of initial data are subsequently evolved with the high-order evolution code \whiskythc{}. In this way we find that despite the initial data shows global (local) differences that are $\lesssim 0.02\%\ (1\%)$, the gravitational-wave phase at the merger time differs by $\sim 0.5$ radians after $\sim 3$ orbits, a surprisingly large value. Our results highlight the highly nonlinear impact that errors in the initial data can have on the subsequent evolution and the importance of using exactly the same initial data when comparative studies are done.
2405.15874
Himanshu Chaudhary
Ujjal Debnath, Himanshu Chaudhary, Niyaz Uddin Molla, S. K. J. Pacif and G.Mustafa
Dark Energy Model in Einstein and Horava-Lifshitz Gravity with a new Parametrization of $\omega(z)$: Model Comparison, Analysis and Observational Constraint
19 pages, 5 figures
null
null
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We present a novel dynamical dark energy model within the frameworks of both Einstein gravity and Horava-Lifshitz gravity. Utilizing a new parametrization of the dark energy equation of state $\omega(z)$, we derive solutions to the field equations. By employing recent cosmological datasets, such as cosmic chronometer datasets, Type Ia Supernovae datasets, Baryonic Oscillation datasets, and the recent Hubble constant value measured by the Hubble Space Telescope and the SH0ES Team as an additional prior. We validate our model and determine optimal parameter values. Furthermore, we analyze the evolution of the Universe by showing the redshift dependence plots of key cosmological parameters through graphical representations. We also perform diagnostic analyses to compare our model with the standard model. Using the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC), we compare the three models and find that all of them are supported by the current data, making it impossible to discard any of them. Our model aligns well with recent observations and unveils intriguing features of the Universe, particularly the late-time behavior of the Universe.
[ { "created": "Fri, 24 May 2024 18:39:57 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2024-05-28
[ [ "Debnath", "Ujjal", "" ], [ "Chaudhary", "Himanshu", "" ], [ "Molla", "Niyaz Uddin", "" ], [ "Pacif", "S. K. J.", "" ], [ "Mustafa", "G.", "" ] ]
We present a novel dynamical dark energy model within the frameworks of both Einstein gravity and Horava-Lifshitz gravity. Utilizing a new parametrization of the dark energy equation of state $\omega(z)$, we derive solutions to the field equations. By employing recent cosmological datasets, such as cosmic chronometer datasets, Type Ia Supernovae datasets, Baryonic Oscillation datasets, and the recent Hubble constant value measured by the Hubble Space Telescope and the SH0ES Team as an additional prior. We validate our model and determine optimal parameter values. Furthermore, we analyze the evolution of the Universe by showing the redshift dependence plots of key cosmological parameters through graphical representations. We also perform diagnostic analyses to compare our model with the standard model. Using the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC), we compare the three models and find that all of them are supported by the current data, making it impossible to discard any of them. Our model aligns well with recent observations and unveils intriguing features of the Universe, particularly the late-time behavior of the Universe.
2112.12861
Shahn Majid
Chengcheng Liu and Shahn Majid
Quantum geodesics on $\lambda$-Minkowski spacetime
28 pages amslatex, 3 pdf figures; some small corrections and clarified the notation in a couple of places
null
10.1088/1751-8121/ac7593
null
gr-qc hep-th math.QA
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We apply a recent formalism of quantum geodesics to the well-known bicrossproduct model $\lambda$-Minkowski quantum spacetime $[x^i,t]=\imath\lambda_p x^i$ with its flat quantum metric as a model of quantum gravity effects, with $\lambda_p$ the Planck scale. As examples, quantum geodesic flow of a plane wave gets an order $\lambda_p$ frequency dependent correction to the classical geodesic velocity. A quantum geodesic flow with classical velocity $v$ of a Gaussian with width $\sqrt{2\beta}$ initially centred at the origin changes its shape but its centre of mass moves with ${<x>\over<t>}=v(1+{\lambda_p^2\over 2\beta}+O(\lambda^3_p))$, an order $\lambda_p^2$ correction. This implies, at least within perturbation theory, that a `point particle' cannot be modelled as an infinitely sharp Gaussian due to quantum gravity corrections. For contrast, we also look at quantum geodesics on the noncommutative torus with a 2D curved weak quantum Levi-Civita connection.
[ { "created": "Wed, 22 Dec 2021 18:36:04 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 10 Feb 2022 20:55:33 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2022-11-23
[ [ "Liu", "Chengcheng", "" ], [ "Majid", "Shahn", "" ] ]
We apply a recent formalism of quantum geodesics to the well-known bicrossproduct model $\lambda$-Minkowski quantum spacetime $[x^i,t]=\imath\lambda_p x^i$ with its flat quantum metric as a model of quantum gravity effects, with $\lambda_p$ the Planck scale. As examples, quantum geodesic flow of a plane wave gets an order $\lambda_p$ frequency dependent correction to the classical geodesic velocity. A quantum geodesic flow with classical velocity $v$ of a Gaussian with width $\sqrt{2\beta}$ initially centred at the origin changes its shape but its centre of mass moves with ${<x>\over<t>}=v(1+{\lambda_p^2\over 2\beta}+O(\lambda^3_p))$, an order $\lambda_p^2$ correction. This implies, at least within perturbation theory, that a `point particle' cannot be modelled as an infinitely sharp Gaussian due to quantum gravity corrections. For contrast, we also look at quantum geodesics on the noncommutative torus with a 2D curved weak quantum Levi-Civita connection.
2003.14088
Iver Brevik
I. Brevik and A. V. Timoshkin
Rip brane cosmology from a viscous holographic dark fluid
11 pages, to appear in Int. J. Geom. Methods in Mod. Phys
Int. J. Geom. Meth. Mod. Phys. 17(2020)2050087
10.1142/S0219887820500875
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
This article is devoted to the application of the holographic principle to describe Rip brane cosmological models in the presence of a bulk viscosity. We make use of the generalized infrared-cutoff holographic dark energy, introduced by Nojiri and Odintsov We consider various examples: Rip brane cosmology corresponding to the Little Rip case, asymptotic de Sitter theory, and the so-called Big Freeze theory leading to a singularity. Analytical expressions for infrared cutoffs, as well as the particle and the future horizons at the brane, are obtained. The equations for energy conservation on the brane within the holographic theory are obtained in each case. The correspondence between viscous cosmology and holographic cosmology on the brane is shown.
[ { "created": "Tue, 31 Mar 2020 10:53:53 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2020-06-05
[ [ "Brevik", "I.", "" ], [ "Timoshkin", "A. V.", "" ] ]
This article is devoted to the application of the holographic principle to describe Rip brane cosmological models in the presence of a bulk viscosity. We make use of the generalized infrared-cutoff holographic dark energy, introduced by Nojiri and Odintsov We consider various examples: Rip brane cosmology corresponding to the Little Rip case, asymptotic de Sitter theory, and the so-called Big Freeze theory leading to a singularity. Analytical expressions for infrared cutoffs, as well as the particle and the future horizons at the brane, are obtained. The equations for energy conservation on the brane within the holographic theory are obtained in each case. The correspondence between viscous cosmology and holographic cosmology on the brane is shown.
0903.2128
Matt Visser
Jozef Skakala (Victoria University of Wellington) and Matt Visser (Victoria University of Wellington)
Birkhoff-like theorem for rotating stars in (2+1) dimensions
4 pages; uses revtex4; V2: added 1 very important reference; significantly expanded discussion; many small changes in the text but no significant change in physics conclusions; V3: minor typos fixed
null
null
null
gr-qc hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Consider a rotating and possibly pulsating "star" in (2+1) dimensions. If the star is axially symmetric, then in the vacuum region surrounding the star, (a region that we assume at most contains a cosmological constant), the Einstein equations imply that under physically plausible conditions the geometry is in fact stationary. Furthermore, the geometry external to the star is then uniquely guaranteed to be the (2+1) dimensional analogue of the Kerr-de Sitter spacetime, the BTZ geometry. This Birkhoff-like theorem is very special to (2+1) dimensions, and fails in (3+1) dimensions. Effectively, this is a "no hair" theorem for (2+1) dimensional axially symmetric stars: the exterior geometry is completely specified by the mass, angular momentum, and cosmological constant.
[ { "created": "Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:37:46 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:07:10 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:26:26 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2009-03-22
[ [ "Skakala", "Jozef", "", "Victoria University of Wellington" ], [ "Visser", "Matt", "", "Victoria University of Wellington" ] ]
Consider a rotating and possibly pulsating "star" in (2+1) dimensions. If the star is axially symmetric, then in the vacuum region surrounding the star, (a region that we assume at most contains a cosmological constant), the Einstein equations imply that under physically plausible conditions the geometry is in fact stationary. Furthermore, the geometry external to the star is then uniquely guaranteed to be the (2+1) dimensional analogue of the Kerr-de Sitter spacetime, the BTZ geometry. This Birkhoff-like theorem is very special to (2+1) dimensions, and fails in (3+1) dimensions. Effectively, this is a "no hair" theorem for (2+1) dimensional axially symmetric stars: the exterior geometry is completely specified by the mass, angular momentum, and cosmological constant.
0704.1802
Comelli Denis
Denis Comelli
A Way to Dynamically Overcome the Cosmological Constant Problem
5 pages
Int.J.Mod.Phys.A23:4133-4143,2008
10.1142/S0217751X08041359
null
gr-qc astro-ph
null
The Cosmological Constant problem can be solved once we require that the full standard Einstein Hilbert lagrangian, gravity plus matter, is multiplied by a total derivative. We analyze such a picture writing the total derivative as the covariant gradient of a new vector field (b_mu). The dynamics of this b_mu field can play a key role in the explanation of the present cosmological acceleration of the Universe.
[ { "created": "Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:29:06 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2009-01-06
[ [ "Comelli", "Denis", "" ] ]
The Cosmological Constant problem can be solved once we require that the full standard Einstein Hilbert lagrangian, gravity plus matter, is multiplied by a total derivative. We analyze such a picture writing the total derivative as the covariant gradient of a new vector field (b_mu). The dynamics of this b_mu field can play a key role in the explanation of the present cosmological acceleration of the Universe.
0806.2415
Yungui Gong
Ximing Chen, Jie Liu, Yungui Gong
Constraints on Dark Energy Models from Weak Gravity Conjecture
4 two column pages, 3 figures, accepted by Chin. Phys. Lett
Chin.Phys.Lett.25:3086-3089,2008
10.1088/0256-307X/25/8/094
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We study the constraints on the dark energy model with constant equation of state parameter $w=p/\rho$ and the holographic dark energy model by using the weak gravity conjecture. The combination of weak gravity conjecture and the observational data gives $w<-0.7$ at the $3\sigma$ confidence level. The holographic dark energy model realized by a scalar field is in swampland.
[ { "created": "Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:16:46 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2008-11-26
[ [ "Chen", "Ximing", "" ], [ "Liu", "Jie", "" ], [ "Gong", "Yungui", "" ] ]
We study the constraints on the dark energy model with constant equation of state parameter $w=p/\rho$ and the holographic dark energy model by using the weak gravity conjecture. The combination of weak gravity conjecture and the observational data gives $w<-0.7$ at the $3\sigma$ confidence level. The holographic dark energy model realized by a scalar field is in swampland.
2006.09026
Sergey Paston
S.A. Paston
Dark matter from non-relativistic embedding gravity
LaTeX, 11 pages. This version corresponds to the published one
Modern Physics Letters A, Vol. 36, No. 15, 2150101 (2021)
10.1142/S0217732321501017
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We study the possibility to explain the mystery of the dark matter through the transition from General Relativity to embedding gravity. This modification of gravity, which was proposed by Regge and Teitelboim, is based on a simple string-inspired geometrical principle: our spacetime is considered here as a 4-dimensional surface in a flat bulk. We show that among the solutions of embedding gravity, there is a class of solutions equivalent to solutions of GR with an additional contribution of non-relativistic embedding matter, which can serve as cold dark matter. We prove the stability of such type of solutions and obtain an explicit form of the equations of motion of embedding matter in the non-relativistic limit. According to them, embedding matter turns out to have a certain self-interaction, which could be useful in the context of solving the core-cusp problem that appears in the LambdaCDM model.
[ { "created": "Tue, 16 Jun 2020 09:46:56 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Sun, 6 Jun 2021 09:19:03 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2021-06-08
[ [ "Paston", "S. A.", "" ] ]
We study the possibility to explain the mystery of the dark matter through the transition from General Relativity to embedding gravity. This modification of gravity, which was proposed by Regge and Teitelboim, is based on a simple string-inspired geometrical principle: our spacetime is considered here as a 4-dimensional surface in a flat bulk. We show that among the solutions of embedding gravity, there is a class of solutions equivalent to solutions of GR with an additional contribution of non-relativistic embedding matter, which can serve as cold dark matter. We prove the stability of such type of solutions and obtain an explicit form of the equations of motion of embedding matter in the non-relativistic limit. According to them, embedding matter turns out to have a certain self-interaction, which could be useful in the context of solving the core-cusp problem that appears in the LambdaCDM model.
2107.10682
Fei-Quan Tu
Fei-Quan Tu, Yi-Xin Chen, Qi-Hong Huang
A cosmic accelerated scenario based on degrees of freedom of the spacetime
11 pages, 1 figure
null
null
null
gr-qc hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Several recent investigations have shown that there is a holographic relationship between the bulk degrees of freedom and the surface degrees of freedom in the spacetime. Furthermore, the entropy on the horizon can produce an entropic force effect on the bulk degrees of freedom. In this paper, we explore the dynamic evolution law of the universe based on the idea of the entropic force and asymptotically holographic equipartition and further analyze the thermodynamic properties of the current model. We get the age of the universe, the relation between the luminosity distance and the redshift factor and the deceleration parameter which are consistent with astronomical observations. In addition, we can well explain the age of the universe and the mechanism of accelerated expansion without introducing dark energy for the evolution history of the universe up to now. We also show that the generalized second law of thermodynamics, the energy balance condition and the energy equipartition relation always hold. More importantly, the energy balance condition is indeed a holographic relation between the bulk degrees of freedom and the surface degrees of freedom of the spacetime. Finally, we analyze the energy conditions and show that the strong energy condition is always violated and the weak energy condition is satisfied when $t\leq2t_{0}$ in which $t$ is the time parameter and $t_{0}$ is the age of the universe.
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2021-07-23
[ [ "Tu", "Fei-Quan", "" ], [ "Chen", "Yi-Xin", "" ], [ "Huang", "Qi-Hong", "" ] ]
Several recent investigations have shown that there is a holographic relationship between the bulk degrees of freedom and the surface degrees of freedom in the spacetime. Furthermore, the entropy on the horizon can produce an entropic force effect on the bulk degrees of freedom. In this paper, we explore the dynamic evolution law of the universe based on the idea of the entropic force and asymptotically holographic equipartition and further analyze the thermodynamic properties of the current model. We get the age of the universe, the relation between the luminosity distance and the redshift factor and the deceleration parameter which are consistent with astronomical observations. In addition, we can well explain the age of the universe and the mechanism of accelerated expansion without introducing dark energy for the evolution history of the universe up to now. We also show that the generalized second law of thermodynamics, the energy balance condition and the energy equipartition relation always hold. More importantly, the energy balance condition is indeed a holographic relation between the bulk degrees of freedom and the surface degrees of freedom of the spacetime. Finally, we analyze the energy conditions and show that the strong energy condition is always violated and the weak energy condition is satisfied when $t\leq2t_{0}$ in which $t$ is the time parameter and $t_{0}$ is the age of the universe.
1611.02932
Manuel Kraemer
David Brizuela, Claus Kiefer, Manuel Kraemer
Quantum-gravitational effects on gauge-invariant scalar and tensor perturbations during inflation: The slow-roll approximation
16 pages, 7 figures, clarifications and references added
Phys. Rev. D 94, 123527 (2016)
10.1103/PhysRevD.94.123527
null
gr-qc astro-ph.CO hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We continue our study on corrections from canonical quantum gravity to the power spectra of gauge-invariant inflationary scalar and tensor perturbations. A direct canonical quantization of a perturbed inflationary universe model is implemented, which leads to a Wheeler-DeWitt equation. For this equation, a semiclassical approximation is applied in order to obtain a Schroedinger equation with quantum-gravitational correction terms, from which we calculate the corrections to the power spectra. We go beyond the de Sitter case discussed earlier and analyze our model in the first slow-roll approximation, considering terms linear in the slow-roll parameters. We find that the dominant correction term from the de Sitter case, which leads to an enhancement of power on the largest scales, gets modified by terms proportional to the slow-roll parameters. A correction to the tensor-to-scalar ratio is also found at second order in the slow-roll parameters. Making use of the available experimental data, the magnitude of these quantum-gravitational corrections is estimated. Finally, the effects for the temperature anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background are qualitatively obtained.
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2017-01-02
[ [ "Brizuela", "David", "" ], [ "Kiefer", "Claus", "" ], [ "Kraemer", "Manuel", "" ] ]
We continue our study on corrections from canonical quantum gravity to the power spectra of gauge-invariant inflationary scalar and tensor perturbations. A direct canonical quantization of a perturbed inflationary universe model is implemented, which leads to a Wheeler-DeWitt equation. For this equation, a semiclassical approximation is applied in order to obtain a Schroedinger equation with quantum-gravitational correction terms, from which we calculate the corrections to the power spectra. We go beyond the de Sitter case discussed earlier and analyze our model in the first slow-roll approximation, considering terms linear in the slow-roll parameters. We find that the dominant correction term from the de Sitter case, which leads to an enhancement of power on the largest scales, gets modified by terms proportional to the slow-roll parameters. A correction to the tensor-to-scalar ratio is also found at second order in the slow-roll parameters. Making use of the available experimental data, the magnitude of these quantum-gravitational corrections is estimated. Finally, the effects for the temperature anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background are qualitatively obtained.
1907.09201
Euaggelos E. Zotos
Euaggelos E. Zotos, Fredy L. Dubeibe, Jan Nagler, Emilio Tejeda
Orbit classification in a pseudo-Newtonian Copenhagen problem with Schwarzschild-like primaries
Published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) journal
MNRAS, vol. 487, 2340-2353 (2019)
10.1093/mnras/stz1432
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We examine the orbital dynamics of the planar pseudo-Newtonian Copenhagen problem, in the case of a binary system of Schwarzschild-like primaries, such as super-massive black holes. In particular, we investigate how the Jacobi constant (which is directly connected with the energy of the orbits) influences several aspects of the orbital dynamics, such as the final state of the orbits. We also determine how the relativistic effects (i.e., the Schwarzschild radius) affect the character of the orbits, by comparing our results with the classical Newtonian problem. Basin diagrams are deployed for presenting all the different basin types, using multiple types of planes with two dimensions. We demonstrate that both the Jacobi constant as well as the Schwarzschild radius highly influence the character of the orbits, as well as the degree of fractality of the dynamical system.
[ { "created": "Mon, 22 Jul 2019 09:42:48 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2019-07-23
[ [ "Zotos", "Euaggelos E.", "" ], [ "Dubeibe", "Fredy L.", "" ], [ "Nagler", "Jan", "" ], [ "Tejeda", "Emilio", "" ] ]
We examine the orbital dynamics of the planar pseudo-Newtonian Copenhagen problem, in the case of a binary system of Schwarzschild-like primaries, such as super-massive black holes. In particular, we investigate how the Jacobi constant (which is directly connected with the energy of the orbits) influences several aspects of the orbital dynamics, such as the final state of the orbits. We also determine how the relativistic effects (i.e., the Schwarzschild radius) affect the character of the orbits, by comparing our results with the classical Newtonian problem. Basin diagrams are deployed for presenting all the different basin types, using multiple types of planes with two dimensions. We demonstrate that both the Jacobi constant as well as the Schwarzschild radius highly influence the character of the orbits, as well as the degree of fractality of the dynamical system.
gr-qc/9603002
Masafumi Seriu
Masafumi Seriu
The spectral representation of the spacetime structure: The `distance' between universes with different topologies
47 pages
Phys.Rev.D53:6902-6920,1996
10.1103/PhysRevD.53.6902
YITP-96-9
gr-qc
null
We investigate the representation of the geometrical information of the universe in terms of the eigenvalues of the Laplacian defined on the universe. We concentrate only on one specific problem along this line: To introduce a concept of distance between universes in terms of the difference in the spectra. We can find out such a measure of closeness from a general discussion. The basic properties of this `spectral distance' are then investigated. It can be related to a reduced density matrix element in quantum cosmology. Thus, calculating the spectral distance gives us an insight for the quantum theoretical decoherence between two universes. The spectral distance does not in general satisfy the triangular inequality, illustrating that it is not equivalent to the distance defined by the DeWitt metric on the superspace. We then pose a question: Whether two universes with different topologies interfere with each other quantum mechanically? We concentrate on the difference in the orientabilities. Several concrete models in 2-dimension are set up, and the spectral distances between them are investigated: Tori and Klein's bottles, spheres and real projective spaces. Quite surprisingly, we find many cases of spaces with different orientabilities in which the spectral distance turns out to be very short. It may suggest that, without any other special mechanism, two such universes interfere with each other quite strongly.
[ { "created": "Fri, 1 Mar 1996 14:28:19 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2014-11-17
[ [ "Seriu", "Masafumi", "" ] ]
We investigate the representation of the geometrical information of the universe in terms of the eigenvalues of the Laplacian defined on the universe. We concentrate only on one specific problem along this line: To introduce a concept of distance between universes in terms of the difference in the spectra. We can find out such a measure of closeness from a general discussion. The basic properties of this `spectral distance' are then investigated. It can be related to a reduced density matrix element in quantum cosmology. Thus, calculating the spectral distance gives us an insight for the quantum theoretical decoherence between two universes. The spectral distance does not in general satisfy the triangular inequality, illustrating that it is not equivalent to the distance defined by the DeWitt metric on the superspace. We then pose a question: Whether two universes with different topologies interfere with each other quantum mechanically? We concentrate on the difference in the orientabilities. Several concrete models in 2-dimension are set up, and the spectral distances between them are investigated: Tori and Klein's bottles, spheres and real projective spaces. Quite surprisingly, we find many cases of spaces with different orientabilities in which the spectral distance turns out to be very short. It may suggest that, without any other special mechanism, two such universes interfere with each other quite strongly.
gr-qc/0402044
Simon F. Ross
Tim Clunan, Simon F. Ross and Douglas J. Smith
On Gauss-Bonnet black hole entropy
14 pages, no figures. v2: references added; v3,v4: more references added
Class.Quant.Grav. 21 (2004) 3447-3458
10.1088/0264-9381/21/14/009
null
gr-qc hep-th
null
We investigate the entropy of black holes in Gauss-Bonnet and Lovelock gravity using the Noether charge approach, in which the entropy is given as the integral of a suitable (n-2) form charge over the event horizon. We compare the results to those obtained in other approaches. We also comment on the appearance of negative entropies in some cases, and show that there is an additive ambiguity in the definition of the entropy which can be appropriately chosen to avoid this problem.
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2009-11-10
[ [ "Clunan", "Tim", "" ], [ "Ross", "Simon F.", "" ], [ "Smith", "Douglas J.", "" ] ]
We investigate the entropy of black holes in Gauss-Bonnet and Lovelock gravity using the Noether charge approach, in which the entropy is given as the integral of a suitable (n-2) form charge over the event horizon. We compare the results to those obtained in other approaches. We also comment on the appearance of negative entropies in some cases, and show that there is an additive ambiguity in the definition of the entropy which can be appropriately chosen to avoid this problem.
2006.05242
W{\l}odzimierz Piechocki
W{\l}odzimierz Piechocki
Generic singularity of general relativity and its quantum fate
9 pages, no figures, extended version of essay
null
null
null
gr-qc hep-th quant-ph
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
The Belinski-Khalatnikov-Lifshitz scenario concerns the existence of generic singularity of general relativity. At the singularity, there is a breakdown of all known laws of physics. Quantization of this scenario leads, however, to regular quantum evolution. The singularity is avoided by a quantum bounce. It is fairly probable that quantum general relativity, to be constructed, would be free from singularities. Thus, it could be used to address issues such as the quantum fates of cosmological and black holes singularities.
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2020-07-20
[ [ "Piechocki", "Włodzimierz", "" ] ]
The Belinski-Khalatnikov-Lifshitz scenario concerns the existence of generic singularity of general relativity. At the singularity, there is a breakdown of all known laws of physics. Quantization of this scenario leads, however, to regular quantum evolution. The singularity is avoided by a quantum bounce. It is fairly probable that quantum general relativity, to be constructed, would be free from singularities. Thus, it could be used to address issues such as the quantum fates of cosmological and black holes singularities.
gr-qc/0201103
Giovanni Imponente
Giovanni Imponente and Giovanni Montani
Covariant Mixmaster Dynamics
null
in ''Similarities and Universality in Relativistic Flows'', Ed. by Logos Verlag, Berlin (2001)
null
null
gr-qc
null
We provide a Hamiltonian analysis of the Mixmaster Universe dynamics on the base of a standard Arnowitt-Deser-Misner Hamiltonian approach, showing the covariant nature of its chaotic behaviour with respect to the choice of any time variable, from the point of view either of the dynamical systems theory, either of the statistical mechanics one.
[ { "created": "Thu, 31 Jan 2002 14:30:59 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2007-05-23
[ [ "Imponente", "Giovanni", "" ], [ "Montani", "Giovanni", "" ] ]
We provide a Hamiltonian analysis of the Mixmaster Universe dynamics on the base of a standard Arnowitt-Deser-Misner Hamiltonian approach, showing the covariant nature of its chaotic behaviour with respect to the choice of any time variable, from the point of view either of the dynamical systems theory, either of the statistical mechanics one.
gr-qc/9606059
Roland Steinbauer
Roland Steinbauer
The ultrarelativistic Reissner-Nordstrom field in the Colombeau algebra
final version, minor grammatical changes
J.Math.Phys. 38 (1997) 1614-1622
10.1063/1.531819
null
gr-qc math-ph math.MP
null
The electromagnetic field of the ultrarelativistic Reissner-Nordstrom solution shows the physically highly unsatisfactory property of a vanishing field tensor but a nonzero, i.e., delta-like, energy density. The aim of this work is to analyze this situation from a mathematical point of view, using the framework of Colombeau's theory of nonlinear generalized functions. It is shown that the physically unsatisfactory situation is mathematically perfectly defined and that one cannot aviod such situations when dealing with distributional valued field tensors.
[ { "created": "Wed, 19 Jun 1996 10:01:09 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 24 Feb 1997 11:08:09 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2009-10-28
[ [ "Steinbauer", "Roland", "" ] ]
The electromagnetic field of the ultrarelativistic Reissner-Nordstrom solution shows the physically highly unsatisfactory property of a vanishing field tensor but a nonzero, i.e., delta-like, energy density. The aim of this work is to analyze this situation from a mathematical point of view, using the framework of Colombeau's theory of nonlinear generalized functions. It is shown that the physically unsatisfactory situation is mathematically perfectly defined and that one cannot aviod such situations when dealing with distributional valued field tensors.