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1607.05473
Donato Bini
Donato Bini and Bahram Mashhoon
Relativistic Gravity Gradiometry: The Mashhoon--Theiss Effect
23 pages; revtex macros used; two figures; v2: references added, presentation improved; v3: subsection V(B) added, other additions and improvements
Phys. Rev. D 94, 124009 (2016)
null
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
In general relativity, relativistic gravity gradiometry involves the measurement of the relativistic tidal matrix, which is theoretically obtained from the projection of the Riemann curvature tensor onto the orthonormal tetrad frame of an observer. The observer's 4-velocity vector defines its local temporal axis and its local spatial frame is defined by a set of three orthonormal nonrotating gyro directions. The general tidal matrix for the timelike geodesics of Kerr spacetime has been calculated by Marck\cite{Marck}. We are interested in the measured components of the curvature tensor along the inclined "circular" geodesic orbit of a test mass about a slowly rotating astronomical object of mass $M$ and angular momentum $J$. Therefore, we specialize Marck's results to such a "circular" orbit that is tilted with respect to the equatorial plane of the Kerr source. To linear order in $J$, we recover the Mashhoon--Theiss effect, which is due to a small denominator ("resonance") phenomenon involving the frequency of geodetic precession. The Mashhoon--Theiss effect shows up as a special long-period gravitomagnetic part of the relativistic tidal matrix. The physical interpretation of this effect is briefly discussed.
[ { "created": "Tue, 19 Jul 2016 09:10:21 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 3 Aug 2016 09:07:45 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Tue, 6 Dec 2016 08:26:50 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2016-12-07
[ [ "Bini", "Donato", "" ], [ "Mashhoon", "Bahram", "" ] ]
In general relativity, relativistic gravity gradiometry involves the measurement of the relativistic tidal matrix, which is theoretically obtained from the projection of the Riemann curvature tensor onto the orthonormal tetrad frame of an observer. The observer's 4-velocity vector defines its local temporal axis and its local spatial frame is defined by a set of three orthonormal nonrotating gyro directions. The general tidal matrix for the timelike geodesics of Kerr spacetime has been calculated by Marck\cite{Marck}. We are interested in the measured components of the curvature tensor along the inclined "circular" geodesic orbit of a test mass about a slowly rotating astronomical object of mass $M$ and angular momentum $J$. Therefore, we specialize Marck's results to such a "circular" orbit that is tilted with respect to the equatorial plane of the Kerr source. To linear order in $J$, we recover the Mashhoon--Theiss effect, which is due to a small denominator ("resonance") phenomenon involving the frequency of geodetic precession. The Mashhoon--Theiss effect shows up as a special long-period gravitomagnetic part of the relativistic tidal matrix. The physical interpretation of this effect is briefly discussed.
1512.05866
Josef Kluson
M. Chaichian, A. Ghalee, J. Kluson
Restricted f(R) Gravity and Its Cosmological Implications
22 pages, v2:minor corrections, figure added, v3:version published in PRD
Phys. Rev. D 93, 104020 (2016)
10.1103/PhysRevD.93.104020
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We investigate the f(R) theory of gravity with broken diffeomorphism due to the change of the coefficient in front of the total divergence term in the (3+1)-decomposition of the scalar curvature. We perform the canonical analysis of this theory and show that its consistent, i.e. with no unphysical degrees of freedom, form is equivalent to the low-energy limit of the non-projectable f(R) Horava-Lifshitz theory of gravity. We also analyze its cosmological solutions and show that the de Sitter solution can be obtained also in the case of this broken symmetry. The consequences of the proposed theory on the asymptotic solutions of a few specific models in the cosmological context are also presented.
[ { "created": "Fri, 18 Dec 2015 07:31:51 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 24 Feb 2016 07:42:11 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Wed, 27 Apr 2016 06:40:00 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2016-05-18
[ [ "Chaichian", "M.", "" ], [ "Ghalee", "A.", "" ], [ "Kluson", "J.", "" ] ]
We investigate the f(R) theory of gravity with broken diffeomorphism due to the change of the coefficient in front of the total divergence term in the (3+1)-decomposition of the scalar curvature. We perform the canonical analysis of this theory and show that its consistent, i.e. with no unphysical degrees of freedom, form is equivalent to the low-energy limit of the non-projectable f(R) Horava-Lifshitz theory of gravity. We also analyze its cosmological solutions and show that the de Sitter solution can be obtained also in the case of this broken symmetry. The consequences of the proposed theory on the asymptotic solutions of a few specific models in the cosmological context are also presented.
2404.01083
Alejandro C\'ardenas-Avenda\~no
Alejandro C\'ardenas-Avenda\~no, Lennox Keeble, Alexandru Lupsasca
Assessing the impact of instrument noise and astrophysical fluctuations on measurements of the first black hole photon ring
20+1 pages, 13 figures. V2: Minor changes to match the published version
Phys. Rev. D 109, 124052, 2024
10.1103/PhysRevD.109.124052
null
gr-qc astro-ph.HE hep-th
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Currently envisioned extensions of the Event Horizon Telescope to space will soon target the black hole photon ring: a narrow ring-shaped imprint of a black hole's strong gravity produced in its images by highly bent photon trajectories. In principle, the shape of the photon ring encodes information about the geometry of the underlying black hole spacetime. In practice, however, whether or not this information can be extracted from the ring shape depends on several factors, ranging from the astrophysical details of the emitting source (such as the magnitude of its plasma fluctuations) to the specific configuration of the interferometric array (such as the separation between its telescopes, or the level of noise in its instruments). Here, we employ a phenomenological model to assess the impact of astrophysical fluctuations and instrument noise on the inferred shape of the photon ring. Our systematic study of several astrophysical profiles suggests that this shape can be measured even in the presence of instrument noise across a wide range of baselines. The measurement accuracy and precision appear relatively insensitive to the noise level, up to a sharp threshold beyond which any measurement becomes incredibly challenging (at least without recourse to more sophisticated data analysis methods). Encouragingly, we find that only a few snapshot images are generally needed to overcome the impact of astrophysical fluctuations and correctly infer the ring diameter. Inference becomes more challenging when analyzing the visibility amplitude in a baseline window that is not entirely dominated by a single photon ring. Nevertheless, in most cases, it is still possible to fit a ring shape with the correct fractional asymmetry. These results provide excellent prospects for future precision measurements of black hole spin and fundamental astrophysics via black hole imaging.
[ { "created": "Mon, 1 Apr 2024 12:26:03 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 18 Jun 2024 12:37:49 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2024-06-24
[ [ "Cárdenas-Avendaño", "Alejandro", "" ], [ "Keeble", "Lennox", "" ], [ "Lupsasca", "Alexandru", "" ] ]
Currently envisioned extensions of the Event Horizon Telescope to space will soon target the black hole photon ring: a narrow ring-shaped imprint of a black hole's strong gravity produced in its images by highly bent photon trajectories. In principle, the shape of the photon ring encodes information about the geometry of the underlying black hole spacetime. In practice, however, whether or not this information can be extracted from the ring shape depends on several factors, ranging from the astrophysical details of the emitting source (such as the magnitude of its plasma fluctuations) to the specific configuration of the interferometric array (such as the separation between its telescopes, or the level of noise in its instruments). Here, we employ a phenomenological model to assess the impact of astrophysical fluctuations and instrument noise on the inferred shape of the photon ring. Our systematic study of several astrophysical profiles suggests that this shape can be measured even in the presence of instrument noise across a wide range of baselines. The measurement accuracy and precision appear relatively insensitive to the noise level, up to a sharp threshold beyond which any measurement becomes incredibly challenging (at least without recourse to more sophisticated data analysis methods). Encouragingly, we find that only a few snapshot images are generally needed to overcome the impact of astrophysical fluctuations and correctly infer the ring diameter. Inference becomes more challenging when analyzing the visibility amplitude in a baseline window that is not entirely dominated by a single photon ring. Nevertheless, in most cases, it is still possible to fit a ring shape with the correct fractional asymmetry. These results provide excellent prospects for future precision measurements of black hole spin and fundamental astrophysics via black hole imaging.
gr-qc/9807055
Andrew Philip Billyard
Andrew Billyard, Alan A Coley, Jesus Ibanez
On the Asymptotic Behaviour of Cosmological Models in Scalar-Tensor Theories of Gravity
22 pages, submitted to Phys Rev D
Phys.Rev. D59 (1999) 023507
10.1103/PhysRevD.59.023507
Dal-98-07
gr-qc
null
We study the qualitative properties of cosmological models in scalar-tensor theories of gravity by exploiting the formal equivalence of these theories with general relativity minimally coupled to a scalar field under a conformal transformation and field redefinition. In particular, we investigate the asymptotic behaviour of spatially homogeneous cosmological models in a class of scalar-tensor theories which are conformally equivalent to general relativistic Bianchi cosmologies with a scalar field and an exponential potential whose qualitative features have been studied previously. Particular attention is focussed on those scalar-tensor theory cosmological models, which are shown to be self-similar, that correspond to general relativistic models that play an important r\^{o}le in describing the asymptotic behaviour of more general models (e.g., those cosmological models that act as early-time and late-time attractors).
[ { "created": "Mon, 20 Jul 1998 17:28:43 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2009-10-31
[ [ "Billyard", "Andrew", "" ], [ "Coley", "Alan A", "" ], [ "Ibanez", "Jesus", "" ] ]
We study the qualitative properties of cosmological models in scalar-tensor theories of gravity by exploiting the formal equivalence of these theories with general relativity minimally coupled to a scalar field under a conformal transformation and field redefinition. In particular, we investigate the asymptotic behaviour of spatially homogeneous cosmological models in a class of scalar-tensor theories which are conformally equivalent to general relativistic Bianchi cosmologies with a scalar field and an exponential potential whose qualitative features have been studied previously. Particular attention is focussed on those scalar-tensor theory cosmological models, which are shown to be self-similar, that correspond to general relativistic models that play an important r\^{o}le in describing the asymptotic behaviour of more general models (e.g., those cosmological models that act as early-time and late-time attractors).
gr-qc/0108075
Yosef Zlochower
Sascha Husa, Yosef Zlochower, Roberto Gomez, Jeffrey Winicour
Retarded radiation from colliding black holes in the close limit
14 pages, 13 figures, revtex4
Phys.Rev. D65 (2002) 084034
10.1103/PhysRevD.65.084034
null
gr-qc
null
We use null hypersurface techniques in a new approach to calculate the retarded waveform from a binary black hole merger in the close approximation. The process of removing ingoing radiation from the system leads to two notable features in the shape of the close approximation waveform for a head-on collision of black holes: (i) an initial quasinormal ringup and (ii) weak sensitivity to the parameter controlling the collision velocity. Feature (ii) is unexpected and has the potential importance of enabling the design of an efficient template for extracting the gravitational wave signal from the noise.
[ { "created": "Wed, 29 Aug 2001 20:49:00 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2009-11-07
[ [ "Husa", "Sascha", "" ], [ "Zlochower", "Yosef", "" ], [ "Gomez", "Roberto", "" ], [ "Winicour", "Jeffrey", "" ] ]
We use null hypersurface techniques in a new approach to calculate the retarded waveform from a binary black hole merger in the close approximation. The process of removing ingoing radiation from the system leads to two notable features in the shape of the close approximation waveform for a head-on collision of black holes: (i) an initial quasinormal ringup and (ii) weak sensitivity to the parameter controlling the collision velocity. Feature (ii) is unexpected and has the potential importance of enabling the design of an efficient template for extracting the gravitational wave signal from the noise.
1512.05865
Daiske Yoshida
Daiske Yoshida, Jiro Soda
Quasi-Normal Modes of Black Holes in Lovelock Gravity
20 pages, 27 figures
Phys. Rev. D 93, 044024 (2016)
10.1103/PhysRevD.93.044024
KOBE-TH-15-14
gr-qc astro-ph.IM hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We study quasinormal modes of black holes in Lovelock gravity. We formulate the WKB method adapted to Lovelock gravity for the calculation of quasinormal frequencies (QNFs). As a demonstration, we calculate various QNFs of Lovelock black holes in seven and eight dimensions. We find that the QNFs show remarkable features depending on the coefficients of the Lovelock terms, the species of perturbations, and spacetime dimensions. In the case of the scalar field, when we increase the coefficient of the third order Lovelock term, the real part of QNFs increases, but the decay rate becomes small irrespective of the mass of the black hole. For small black holes, the decay rate ceases to depend on the Gauss-Bonnet term. In the case of tensor type perturbations of the metric field, the tendency of the real part of QNFs is opposite to that of the scalar field. The QNFs of vector type perturbations of the metric show no particular behavior. The behavior of QNFs of the scalar type perturbations of the metric field is similar to the vector type. However, available data are rather sparse, which indicates that the WKB method is not applicable to many models for this sector.
[ { "created": "Fri, 18 Dec 2015 07:30:45 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 9 Feb 2016 17:37:32 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2016-02-10
[ [ "Yoshida", "Daiske", "" ], [ "Soda", "Jiro", "" ] ]
We study quasinormal modes of black holes in Lovelock gravity. We formulate the WKB method adapted to Lovelock gravity for the calculation of quasinormal frequencies (QNFs). As a demonstration, we calculate various QNFs of Lovelock black holes in seven and eight dimensions. We find that the QNFs show remarkable features depending on the coefficients of the Lovelock terms, the species of perturbations, and spacetime dimensions. In the case of the scalar field, when we increase the coefficient of the third order Lovelock term, the real part of QNFs increases, but the decay rate becomes small irrespective of the mass of the black hole. For small black holes, the decay rate ceases to depend on the Gauss-Bonnet term. In the case of tensor type perturbations of the metric field, the tendency of the real part of QNFs is opposite to that of the scalar field. The QNFs of vector type perturbations of the metric show no particular behavior. The behavior of QNFs of the scalar type perturbations of the metric field is similar to the vector type. However, available data are rather sparse, which indicates that the WKB method is not applicable to many models for this sector.
2209.01928
Jo\~ao Lu\'is Rosa
D. Bazeia, A. S. Lob\~ao Jr., Jo\~ao Lu\'is Rosa
Multi-kink braneworld configurations in the scalar-tensor representation of $f(R,T)$ gravity
10 pages, 12 figures
European Physical Journal Plus 137:999 (2022)
10.1140/epjp/s13360-022-03178-5
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
In this work we investigate the $f(R,T)$ brane in the scalar-tensor representation, where the solutions of the equations of motions for the source field engender topological defects with two-kink profiles. We use the first-order formalism to obtain analytical solutions for the source field of the brane and analyze how these solutions modify the structure of the auxiliary fields arising from the scalar-tensor representation of the theory. We found that when the model engenders two-kink solutions, the auxiliary fields are modified in order to allow for the appearance of an internal structure. In addition, the stability potential and zero mode also have their internal structure modified by two-kink solution.
[ { "created": "Mon, 5 Sep 2022 12:13:31 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2022-09-08
[ [ "Bazeia", "D.", "" ], [ "Lobão", "A. S.", "Jr." ], [ "Rosa", "João Luís", "" ] ]
In this work we investigate the $f(R,T)$ brane in the scalar-tensor representation, where the solutions of the equations of motions for the source field engender topological defects with two-kink profiles. We use the first-order formalism to obtain analytical solutions for the source field of the brane and analyze how these solutions modify the structure of the auxiliary fields arising from the scalar-tensor representation of the theory. We found that when the model engenders two-kink solutions, the auxiliary fields are modified in order to allow for the appearance of an internal structure. In addition, the stability potential and zero mode also have their internal structure modified by two-kink solution.
gr-qc/0403095
Alexander E. Shalyt-Margolin
Alex E. Shalyt-Margolin
The Density Matrix Deformation in Physics of the Early Universe and Some of its Implications
53 pages, Latex. To appear in "Progress in General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Research"
"Quantum Cosmology Research Trends. Horizons in World Physics, Volume 246,p.p.49--91" (Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, NY,2005)}
null
null
gr-qc
null
In this paper a new approach to investigation of Quantum and Statistical Mechanics of the Early Universe (Planck scale) - density matrix deformation - is proposed. The deformation is understood as an extension of a particular theory by inclusion of one or several additional parameters in such a way that the initial theory appears in the limiting transition...
[ { "created": "Tue, 23 Mar 2004 15:50:41 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 22 Nov 2005 10:11:45 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2007-05-23
[ [ "Shalyt-Margolin", "Alex E.", "" ] ]
In this paper a new approach to investigation of Quantum and Statistical Mechanics of the Early Universe (Planck scale) - density matrix deformation - is proposed. The deformation is understood as an extension of a particular theory by inclusion of one or several additional parameters in such a way that the initial theory appears in the limiting transition...
gr-qc/0407034
Tomohiro Harada
Tomohiro Harada, Ken-ichi Nakao
Border of Spacetime
4 pages, 1 figure, accepted for publication in Physical Review D, typos corrected
Phys.Rev. D70 (2004) 041501
10.1103/PhysRevD.70.041501
null
gr-qc hep-th
null
It is still uncertain whether the cosmic censorship conjecture is true or not. To get a new insight into this issue, we propose the concept of the border of spacetime as a generalization of the spacetime singularity and discuss its visibility. The visible border, corresponding to the naked singularity, is not only relevant to mathematical completeness of general relativity but also a window into new physics in strongly curved spacetimes, which is in principle observable.
[ { "created": "Thu, 8 Jul 2004 09:04:37 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Sun, 8 Aug 2004 02:11:19 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2009-11-10
[ [ "Harada", "Tomohiro", "" ], [ "Nakao", "Ken-ichi", "" ] ]
It is still uncertain whether the cosmic censorship conjecture is true or not. To get a new insight into this issue, we propose the concept of the border of spacetime as a generalization of the spacetime singularity and discuss its visibility. The visible border, corresponding to the naked singularity, is not only relevant to mathematical completeness of general relativity but also a window into new physics in strongly curved spacetimes, which is in principle observable.
1511.08048
P. A. Gonzalez
P. A. Gonzalez, Marco Olivares and Yerko Vasquez
Bounded orbits for photons as a consequence of extra dimensions
Improved version; References added
null
null
null
gr-qc hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
In this work, we study the geodesic structure for a geometry described by a spherically symmetric four-dimensional solution embedded in a five-dimensional space known as a brane-based spherically symmetric solution. Mainly, we have found that the extra dimension contributes to the existence of bounded orbits for the photons, such as planetary and circular stable orbits that have not been observed for other geometries.
[ { "created": "Wed, 25 Nov 2015 13:06:39 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 3 Apr 2017 16:17:34 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2017-04-04
[ [ "Gonzalez", "P. A.", "" ], [ "Olivares", "Marco", "" ], [ "Vasquez", "Yerko", "" ] ]
In this work, we study the geodesic structure for a geometry described by a spherically symmetric four-dimensional solution embedded in a five-dimensional space known as a brane-based spherically symmetric solution. Mainly, we have found that the extra dimension contributes to the existence of bounded orbits for the photons, such as planetary and circular stable orbits that have not been observed for other geometries.
1611.04343
Nematollah Riazi
S.N. Sajadi, N. Riazi
Gravitational Lensing by Polytropic Wormholes
19 pages,11 figures
null
null
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We obtain static multi-polytropic wormhole solutions in the framework of GR gravity. The resulting metric is asymptotically Minkowskian, and locally that of a wormhole. We also examine gravitational lensing by the wormhole, and calculate the deflection angle for weak and strong field limits. We investigate microlensing in the weak field limit and obtain corresponding light curves for both galactic and extragalactic situations. We discuss the multi-polytropic equation of state for the energy-momentum tensor which supports this geometry and finally, we check for the satisfaction of the weak energy condition.
[ { "created": "Mon, 14 Nov 2016 11:26:54 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Sat, 13 Jan 2018 11:30:20 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2018-01-16
[ [ "Sajadi", "S. N.", "" ], [ "Riazi", "N.", "" ] ]
We obtain static multi-polytropic wormhole solutions in the framework of GR gravity. The resulting metric is asymptotically Minkowskian, and locally that of a wormhole. We also examine gravitational lensing by the wormhole, and calculate the deflection angle for weak and strong field limits. We investigate microlensing in the weak field limit and obtain corresponding light curves for both galactic and extragalactic situations. We discuss the multi-polytropic equation of state for the energy-momentum tensor which supports this geometry and finally, we check for the satisfaction of the weak energy condition.
0804.0541
Marco Pizzi
A. Paolino, M. Pizzi
Electric force lines of the double Reissner-Nordstrom exact solution
19 pages, 7 figures, accepted by IJMPD
Int.J.Mod.Phys.D17:1159-1177,2008
10.1142/S0218271808012577
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Recently, Alekseev and Belinski have presented a new exact solution of the Einstein-Maxwell equations which describes two Reissner-Nordstrom (RN) sources in reciprocal equilibrium (no struts nor strings); one source is a naked singularity, the other is a black hole: this is the only possible configuration for separable object, apart from the well-known extreme case ($m_i=e_i$). In the present paper, after a brief summary of this solution, we study in some detail the coordinate systems used and the main features of the gravitational and electric fields. In particular we graph the plots of the electric force lines in three qualitatively different situations: equal-signed charges, opposite charges and the case of a naked singularity near a neutral black hole.
[ { "created": "Thu, 3 Apr 2008 12:42:16 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Fri, 4 Apr 2008 13:13:32 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2008-11-26
[ [ "Paolino", "A.", "" ], [ "Pizzi", "M.", "" ] ]
Recently, Alekseev and Belinski have presented a new exact solution of the Einstein-Maxwell equations which describes two Reissner-Nordstrom (RN) sources in reciprocal equilibrium (no struts nor strings); one source is a naked singularity, the other is a black hole: this is the only possible configuration for separable object, apart from the well-known extreme case ($m_i=e_i$). In the present paper, after a brief summary of this solution, we study in some detail the coordinate systems used and the main features of the gravitational and electric fields. In particular we graph the plots of the electric force lines in three qualitatively different situations: equal-signed charges, opposite charges and the case of a naked singularity near a neutral black hole.
0709.3152
Brien C. Nolan
Brien C. Nolan, Ujjal Debnath
Is the shell-focusing singularity of Szekeres space-time visible?
10 pages
Phys.Rev.D76:104046,2007
10.1103/PhysRevD.76.104046
null
gr-qc
null
The visibility of the shell-focusing singularity in Szekeres space-time - which represents quasi-spherical dust collapse - has been studied on numerous occasions in the context of the cosmic censorship conjecture. The various results derived have assumed that there exist radial null geodesics in the space-time. We show that such geodesics do not exist in general, and so previous results on the visibility of the singularity are not generally valid. More precisely, we show that the existence of a radial geodesic in Szekeres space-time implies that the space-time is axially symmetric, with the geodesic along the polar direction (i.e. along the axis of symmetry). If there is a second non-parallel radial geodesic, then the space-time is spherically symmetric, and so is a Lema\^{\i}tre-Tolman-Bondi (LTB) space-time. For the case of the polar geodesic in an axially symmetric Szekeres space-time, we give conditions on the free functions (i.e. initial data) of the space-time which lead to visibility of the singularity along this direction. Likewise, we give a sufficient condition for censorship of the singularity. We point out the complications involved in addressing the question of visibility of the singularity both for non-radial null geodesics in the axially symmetric case and in the general (non-axially symmetric) case, and suggest a possible approach.
[ { "created": "Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:18:42 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2008-11-26
[ [ "Nolan", "Brien C.", "" ], [ "Debnath", "Ujjal", "" ] ]
The visibility of the shell-focusing singularity in Szekeres space-time - which represents quasi-spherical dust collapse - has been studied on numerous occasions in the context of the cosmic censorship conjecture. The various results derived have assumed that there exist radial null geodesics in the space-time. We show that such geodesics do not exist in general, and so previous results on the visibility of the singularity are not generally valid. More precisely, we show that the existence of a radial geodesic in Szekeres space-time implies that the space-time is axially symmetric, with the geodesic along the polar direction (i.e. along the axis of symmetry). If there is a second non-parallel radial geodesic, then the space-time is spherically symmetric, and so is a Lema\^{\i}tre-Tolman-Bondi (LTB) space-time. For the case of the polar geodesic in an axially symmetric Szekeres space-time, we give conditions on the free functions (i.e. initial data) of the space-time which lead to visibility of the singularity along this direction. Likewise, we give a sufficient condition for censorship of the singularity. We point out the complications involved in addressing the question of visibility of the singularity both for non-radial null geodesics in the axially symmetric case and in the general (non-axially symmetric) case, and suggest a possible approach.
1612.08419
Jeffrey Groah Ph.D.
Jeffrey M Groah
$C^{1,1}$ Pseudohermitian, Torsion-free Manifolds
5 pages. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1510.08078
null
null
null
gr-qc math-ph math.DG math.MP
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Riemannian Manifolds may be $C^{1,1}$ and the geometry of these manifolds is investigated in \cite{Groah1}. Here, a similar analysis is given for pseudohermitian, torsion-free manifolds whereby, instead of assuming that the metric is parallel, it is assumed that the metric is pseudohermitian, a condition adopted by Einstein and elaborated upon in \cite{Hlavaty}. At the level of regularity assumed here, Einstein's formulation of the pseudohermitian condition is not tensorial and so a reformulation of this condition is given here. It is shown that a $C^{1,1}$ manifold is pseudohermitian and torsion-free if and only if it is Riemannian.
[ { "created": "Mon, 26 Dec 2016 18:17:24 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2016-12-28
[ [ "Groah", "Jeffrey M", "" ] ]
Riemannian Manifolds may be $C^{1,1}$ and the geometry of these manifolds is investigated in \cite{Groah1}. Here, a similar analysis is given for pseudohermitian, torsion-free manifolds whereby, instead of assuming that the metric is parallel, it is assumed that the metric is pseudohermitian, a condition adopted by Einstein and elaborated upon in \cite{Hlavaty}. At the level of regularity assumed here, Einstein's formulation of the pseudohermitian condition is not tensorial and so a reformulation of this condition is given here. It is shown that a $C^{1,1}$ manifold is pseudohermitian and torsion-free if and only if it is Riemannian.
gr-qc/9412002
Maria Bento
M. C. Bento and O. Bertolami
Scale Factor Duality: A Quantum Cosmological Approach
10 pages, plain tex, uses panda.tex (appended)
Class.Quant.Grav.12:1919-1926,1995
10.1088/0264-9381/12/8/009
CERN-TH.7488/94, DFTT 43/94
gr-qc
null
We consider the minisuperspace model arising from the lowest order string effective action containing the graviton and the dilaton and study solutions of the resulting Wheeler-Dewitt equation. The scale factor duality symmetry is discussed in the context of our quantum cosmological model.
[ { "created": "Thu, 1 Dec 1994 16:59:02 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2010-04-06
[ [ "Bento", "M. C.", "" ], [ "Bertolami", "O.", "" ] ]
We consider the minisuperspace model arising from the lowest order string effective action containing the graviton and the dilaton and study solutions of the resulting Wheeler-Dewitt equation. The scale factor duality symmetry is discussed in the context of our quantum cosmological model.
2009.07681
Ming Zhang
Ming Zhang and Jie Jiang
New gedanken experiment on higher-dimensional asymptotically AdS Reissner-Nordstr\"om black hole
7 pages, EPJC accepted
null
null
null
gr-qc hep-th
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Viewing the negative cosmological constant as a dynamical quantity derived from the matter field, we study the weak cosmic censorship conjecture for the higher-dimensional asymptotically AdS Reissner-Nordstr\"om black hole. To this end, using stability assumption of matter field perturbation and null energy condition of the matter field, we first derive the first-order and second-order perturbation inequalities containing the variable cosmological constant and its conjugated quantity for the black hole . We prove that the higher-dimensional RN-AdS black hole cannot be destroyed under a second-order approximation of the matter field perturbation process.
[ { "created": "Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:40:19 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2020-09-17
[ [ "Zhang", "Ming", "" ], [ "Jiang", "Jie", "" ] ]
Viewing the negative cosmological constant as a dynamical quantity derived from the matter field, we study the weak cosmic censorship conjecture for the higher-dimensional asymptotically AdS Reissner-Nordstr\"om black hole. To this end, using stability assumption of matter field perturbation and null energy condition of the matter field, we first derive the first-order and second-order perturbation inequalities containing the variable cosmological constant and its conjugated quantity for the black hole . We prove that the higher-dimensional RN-AdS black hole cannot be destroyed under a second-order approximation of the matter field perturbation process.
2209.00874
Carlos Albertho Benavides-Gallego
Carlos A. Benavides-Gallego and Wen-Biao Han
Gravitational waves and electromagnetic radiation from charged black hole binaries
24 pages, 7 figures
Symmetry 2023, 15(2), 537;
10.3390/sym15020537
null
gr-qc
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
It is still an open issue if astrophysical black holes have electric charges or not. In this work, we analytically calculate gravitational and electromagnetic waveforms in the frequency domain for charged black hole binaries during the inspiral phase. In addition to the well-known $f^{-7/6}$ waveforms, we also get a $-11/6$ power law gravitational wave component. The phase of waveforms for charged binary is fully derived. In the case of electromagnetic counterparts, we focus on the electromagnetic dipole radiation, but we include the quadrupole contribution to complete our discussion. We also obtain the chirp property of the electromagnetic waves. In the case of dipole radiation, the frequency-domain waves are proportional to $f^{-7/6}$, while $f^{-1/6}$ appears in the quadrupole contribution. The frequency-domain waveforms can be used to estimate the charges of black holes in the current gravitational wave observations.
[ { "created": "Fri, 2 Sep 2022 08:23:01 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2023-02-21
[ [ "Benavides-Gallego", "Carlos A.", "" ], [ "Han", "Wen-Biao", "" ] ]
It is still an open issue if astrophysical black holes have electric charges or not. In this work, we analytically calculate gravitational and electromagnetic waveforms in the frequency domain for charged black hole binaries during the inspiral phase. In addition to the well-known $f^{-7/6}$ waveforms, we also get a $-11/6$ power law gravitational wave component. The phase of waveforms for charged binary is fully derived. In the case of electromagnetic counterparts, we focus on the electromagnetic dipole radiation, but we include the quadrupole contribution to complete our discussion. We also obtain the chirp property of the electromagnetic waves. In the case of dipole radiation, the frequency-domain waves are proportional to $f^{-7/6}$, while $f^{-1/6}$ appears in the quadrupole contribution. The frequency-domain waveforms can be used to estimate the charges of black holes in the current gravitational wave observations.
1405.0638
Stanley P. Gudder
Stan Gudder
The Universe as a Quantum Computer
23 pages, 1 figure
Axioms 2015; 4(1): 102-119
10.3390/axioms4010102
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
This article presents a sequential growth model for the universe that acts like a quantum computer. The basic constituents of the model are a special type of causal set (causet) called a $c$-causet. A $c$-causet is defined to be a causet that is independent of its labeling. We characterize $c$-causets as those causets that form a multipartite graph or equivalently those causets whose elements are comparable whenever their heights are different. We show that a $c$-causet has precisely two $c$-causet offspring. It follows that there are $2^n$ $c$-causets of cardinality $n+1$. This enables us to classify $c$-causets of cardinality $n+1$ in terms of $n$-bits. We then quantize the model by introducing a quantum sequential growth process. This is accomplished by replacing the $n$-bits by $n$-qubits and defining transition amplitudes for the growth transitions. We mainly consider two types of processes called stationary and completely stationary. We show that for stationary processes, the probability operators are tensor products of positive rank-1 qubit operators. Moreover, the converse of this result holds. Simplifications occur for completely stationary processes. We close with examples of precluded events.
[ { "created": "Sun, 4 May 2014 01:04:24 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2022-09-01
[ [ "Gudder", "Stan", "" ] ]
This article presents a sequential growth model for the universe that acts like a quantum computer. The basic constituents of the model are a special type of causal set (causet) called a $c$-causet. A $c$-causet is defined to be a causet that is independent of its labeling. We characterize $c$-causets as those causets that form a multipartite graph or equivalently those causets whose elements are comparable whenever their heights are different. We show that a $c$-causet has precisely two $c$-causet offspring. It follows that there are $2^n$ $c$-causets of cardinality $n+1$. This enables us to classify $c$-causets of cardinality $n+1$ in terms of $n$-bits. We then quantize the model by introducing a quantum sequential growth process. This is accomplished by replacing the $n$-bits by $n$-qubits and defining transition amplitudes for the growth transitions. We mainly consider two types of processes called stationary and completely stationary. We show that for stationary processes, the probability operators are tensor products of positive rank-1 qubit operators. Moreover, the converse of this result holds. Simplifications occur for completely stationary processes. We close with examples of precluded events.
2004.02858
Wen-Yuan Ai
Wen-Yuan Ai
A note on the novel 4D Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity
9 pages, revtex format; v2: references added; v3: minor typos corrected, an appendix added, to match the published version
Commun. Theor. Phys. 72 (2020) 095402
10.1088/1572-9494/aba242
CP3-20-16
gr-qc hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Recently, a novel 4D Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity has been proposed by Glavan and Lin [Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 081301 (2020)] by rescaling the coupling $\alpha \rightarrow \alpha/(D-4)$ and taking the limit $D\rightarrow 4$ at the level of equations of motion. This prescription, though was shown to bring non-trivial effects for some spacetimes with particular symmetries, remains mysterious and calls for scrutiny. Indeed, there is no continuous way to take the limit $D\rightarrow 4$ in the higher $D$-dimensional equations of motion because the tensor indices depend on the spacetime dimension and behave discretely. On the other hand, if one works with four-dimensional spacetime indices the contribution corresponding to the Gauss-Bonnet term vanishes identically in the equations of motion. A necessary condition (but may not be sufficient) for this procedure to work is that there is an embedding of the four-dimensional spacetime into the higher $D$-dimensional spacetime so that the equations in the latter can be properly interpreted after taking the limit. In this note, working with 2D Einstein gravity, we show several subtleties when applying the method used in [Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 081301 (2020)].
[ { "created": "Mon, 6 Apr 2020 17:49:24 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 16 Apr 2020 16:06:51 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Wed, 5 Aug 2020 15:25:40 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2020-08-06
[ [ "Ai", "Wen-Yuan", "" ] ]
Recently, a novel 4D Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity has been proposed by Glavan and Lin [Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 081301 (2020)] by rescaling the coupling $\alpha \rightarrow \alpha/(D-4)$ and taking the limit $D\rightarrow 4$ at the level of equations of motion. This prescription, though was shown to bring non-trivial effects for some spacetimes with particular symmetries, remains mysterious and calls for scrutiny. Indeed, there is no continuous way to take the limit $D\rightarrow 4$ in the higher $D$-dimensional equations of motion because the tensor indices depend on the spacetime dimension and behave discretely. On the other hand, if one works with four-dimensional spacetime indices the contribution corresponding to the Gauss-Bonnet term vanishes identically in the equations of motion. A necessary condition (but may not be sufficient) for this procedure to work is that there is an embedding of the four-dimensional spacetime into the higher $D$-dimensional spacetime so that the equations in the latter can be properly interpreted after taking the limit. In this note, working with 2D Einstein gravity, we show several subtleties when applying the method used in [Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 081301 (2020)].
1807.00768
Bob Osano
Bob Osano and Timothy Oreta
Multi-fluid Theory and Cosmology: A Convective Variational Approach to Interacting Dark-Sector
10 pages. This article builds on the foundational work presented by the authors of arXiv:gr-qc/0605010
null
10.1142/S0218271819500780
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
This article examines the foundation of the recently developed relativistic variational formalism[1]. Our work is heavily based on [2, 27] which extends this approach to the multi-fluid theory and examines its utility in astrophysics and cosmology. Unlike the extension to the formalism mentioned above, that looks at the general interaction between different types of matter, we use the formalism to examine the interaction involving, ordinary matter, dark matter (DM) and dark energy (DE). We focus on entrainment phenomena involving the dark-sector constituents.
[ { "created": "Mon, 2 Jul 2018 16:06:18 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 31 Jul 2018 20:44:58 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2019-05-22
[ [ "Osano", "Bob", "" ], [ "Oreta", "Timothy", "" ] ]
This article examines the foundation of the recently developed relativistic variational formalism[1]. Our work is heavily based on [2, 27] which extends this approach to the multi-fluid theory and examines its utility in astrophysics and cosmology. Unlike the extension to the formalism mentioned above, that looks at the general interaction between different types of matter, we use the formalism to examine the interaction involving, ordinary matter, dark matter (DM) and dark energy (DE). We focus on entrainment phenomena involving the dark-sector constituents.
gr-qc/9808019
Jerzy Matyjasek
Jerzy Matyjasek
$<T^{\mu}_{\nu}>_{ren}$ of the quantized fields in the Unruh state in the Schwarzschild spacetime
17 pages, REVTEX
Phys. Rev. D 59, 044002 (1999)
10.1103/PhysRevD.59.044002
UMCS-FM-98-16
gr-qc
null
The renormalized expectation value of the stress energy tensor of the conformally invariant massless fields in the Unruh state in the Schwarzschild spacetime is constructed. It is achieved through solving the conservation equation in conformal space and utilizing the regularity conditions in the physical metric. The relations of obtained results to the existing approximations are analysed.
[ { "created": "Thu, 6 Aug 1998 17:14:28 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2016-08-25
[ [ "Matyjasek", "Jerzy", "" ] ]
The renormalized expectation value of the stress energy tensor of the conformally invariant massless fields in the Unruh state in the Schwarzschild spacetime is constructed. It is achieved through solving the conservation equation in conformal space and utilizing the regularity conditions in the physical metric. The relations of obtained results to the existing approximations are analysed.
2101.06347
Celia Escamilla-Rivera
Geovanny A. Rave-Franco, Celia Escamilla-Rivera and Jackson Levi Said
Dynamical complexity of the Teleparallel gravity cosmology
19 pages, 4 figures
Phys. Rev. D 103, 084017 (2021)
10.1103/PhysRevD.103.084017
null
gr-qc astro-ph.CO hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
The exploration of teleparallel gravity has been done from a dynamical systems point of view in order to be tested against the cosmological evolution currently observed. So far, the proposed autonomous systems have been restrictive over a constant dynamical variable, which contains information related to the dynamics on the $H_0$ value. It is therefore that in this paper we consider a generalization of the dynamical system by imposing a nonconstant degree of freedom over it which allows us to rewrite a generic autonomous dynamical analysis. We describe the treatment of our nonlinear autonomous system by studying the hyperbolic critical points and discuss an interesting phenomenological feature in regards to $H_0$: the possibility to obtain a best-fit value for this parameter in a cosmologically viable $f(T,B)$ model, a mixed power law. This result allows us to present a generic scenario in which it is possible to fix constraints to solve the $H_0$ tension at late times where its linearized solutions are considered.
[ { "created": "Sat, 16 Jan 2021 01:56:33 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 13 Apr 2021 23:24:00 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2021-04-15
[ [ "Rave-Franco", "Geovanny A.", "" ], [ "Escamilla-Rivera", "Celia", "" ], [ "Said", "Jackson Levi", "" ] ]
The exploration of teleparallel gravity has been done from a dynamical systems point of view in order to be tested against the cosmological evolution currently observed. So far, the proposed autonomous systems have been restrictive over a constant dynamical variable, which contains information related to the dynamics on the $H_0$ value. It is therefore that in this paper we consider a generalization of the dynamical system by imposing a nonconstant degree of freedom over it which allows us to rewrite a generic autonomous dynamical analysis. We describe the treatment of our nonlinear autonomous system by studying the hyperbolic critical points and discuss an interesting phenomenological feature in regards to $H_0$: the possibility to obtain a best-fit value for this parameter in a cosmologically viable $f(T,B)$ model, a mixed power law. This result allows us to present a generic scenario in which it is possible to fix constraints to solve the $H_0$ tension at late times where its linearized solutions are considered.
gr-qc/9602038
Takahiro Tanaka
Takahiro Tanaka, Yasushi Mino, Misao Sasaki and Masaru Shibata
Gravitational waves from a spinning particle in circular orbits around a rotating black hole
20 pages, LaTeX, 2 figures available upon request
Phys.Rev.D54:3762-3777,1996
10.1103/PhysRevD.54.3762
OU-TAP-27
gr-qc
null
Using the Teukolsky and Sasaki-Nakamura formalisms for the perterbations around a Kerr black hole, we calculate the energy flux of gravitational waves induced by a {\it spinning} particle of mass $\mu$ and spin $S$ moving in circular orbits near the equatorial plain of a rotating black hole of mass $M (\gg \mu)$ and spin $Ma$. The calculations are performed by using the recently developed post-Newtonian expansion technique of the Teukolsky equation. To evaluate the source terms of perturbations caused by a {\it spinning} particle, we used the equations of motion of a spinning particle derived by Papapetrou and the energy momentum tensor of a spinning particle derived by Dixon. We present the post-Newtonian formula of the gravitational wave luminosity up to the order $(v/c)^5$ beyond the quadrupole formula including the linear order of particle spin. The results obtained in this paper will be an important guideline to the post-Newtonian calculation of the inspiral of two spinning compact objects.
[ { "created": "Mon, 19 Feb 1996 12:13:46 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2009-10-09
[ [ "Tanaka", "Takahiro", "" ], [ "Mino", "Yasushi", "" ], [ "Sasaki", "Misao", "" ], [ "Shibata", "Masaru", "" ] ]
Using the Teukolsky and Sasaki-Nakamura formalisms for the perterbations around a Kerr black hole, we calculate the energy flux of gravitational waves induced by a {\it spinning} particle of mass $\mu$ and spin $S$ moving in circular orbits near the equatorial plain of a rotating black hole of mass $M (\gg \mu)$ and spin $Ma$. The calculations are performed by using the recently developed post-Newtonian expansion technique of the Teukolsky equation. To evaluate the source terms of perturbations caused by a {\it spinning} particle, we used the equations of motion of a spinning particle derived by Papapetrou and the energy momentum tensor of a spinning particle derived by Dixon. We present the post-Newtonian formula of the gravitational wave luminosity up to the order $(v/c)^5$ beyond the quadrupole formula including the linear order of particle spin. The results obtained in this paper will be an important guideline to the post-Newtonian calculation of the inspiral of two spinning compact objects.
1811.00065
Tousif Islam
Tousif Islam
Globular clusters as a probe for Weyl Conformal Gravity
11 pages, 8 figures, Accepted for publication in MNRAS, to appear in the given DOI
null
10.1093/mnras/stz2090
null
gr-qc astro-ph.GA
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Eventual flattening of velocity dispersion profiles of some galactic globular clusters in the Milky Way cannot be explained in the framework of Newtonian gravity and hence in general theory of relativity in the weak field limit, without resorting to the occurrence of tidal effects. We explore the possibility of explaining such deviation from expected Keplerian fall-off in dispersion profiles within the context of Weyl conformal gravity. We choose a set of 20 globular clusters for which recent kinematic measurements are available. We model the globular clusters with approximate Hernquist mass profiles and choose a constant mass-to-light ratio throughout the cluster as the only free parameter in the model. Our analysis finds reasonable Weyl gravity fits to the observed dispersion profiles, exhibiting both Keplerian decline and eventual flattening, with acceptable mass-to-light ratios. We further recover a Tully-Fisher like scaling relation in globular clusters through Weyl gravity.
[ { "created": "Wed, 31 Oct 2018 18:58:21 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 29 Jul 2019 20:28:03 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2019-07-31
[ [ "Islam", "Tousif", "" ] ]
Eventual flattening of velocity dispersion profiles of some galactic globular clusters in the Milky Way cannot be explained in the framework of Newtonian gravity and hence in general theory of relativity in the weak field limit, without resorting to the occurrence of tidal effects. We explore the possibility of explaining such deviation from expected Keplerian fall-off in dispersion profiles within the context of Weyl conformal gravity. We choose a set of 20 globular clusters for which recent kinematic measurements are available. We model the globular clusters with approximate Hernquist mass profiles and choose a constant mass-to-light ratio throughout the cluster as the only free parameter in the model. Our analysis finds reasonable Weyl gravity fits to the observed dispersion profiles, exhibiting both Keplerian decline and eventual flattening, with acceptable mass-to-light ratios. We further recover a Tully-Fisher like scaling relation in globular clusters through Weyl gravity.
gr-qc/0302083
Carlos Palenzuela
C. Bona, T. Ledvinka, C. Palenzuela and M. Zacek
General-covariant evolution formalism for Numerical Relativity
null
Phys.Rev.D67:104005,2003
10.1103/PhysRevD.67.104005
null
gr-qc
null
A general covariant extension of Einstein\'{}s field equations is considered with a view to Numerical Relativity applications. The basic variables are taken to be the metric tensor and an additional four-vector $Z_\mu$. Einstein's solutions are recovered when the additional four-vector vanishes, so that the energy and momentum constraints amount to the covariant algebraic condition $Z_\mu=0$. The extended field equations can be supplemented by suitable coordinate conditions in order to provide symmetric hyperbolic evolution systems: this is actually the case for either harmonic coordinates or normal coordinates with harmonic slicing.
[ { "created": "Thu, 20 Feb 2003 09:33:45 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2011-04-21
[ [ "Bona", "C.", "" ], [ "Ledvinka", "T.", "" ], [ "Palenzuela", "C.", "" ], [ "Zacek", "M.", "" ] ]
A general covariant extension of Einstein\'{}s field equations is considered with a view to Numerical Relativity applications. The basic variables are taken to be the metric tensor and an additional four-vector $Z_\mu$. Einstein's solutions are recovered when the additional four-vector vanishes, so that the energy and momentum constraints amount to the covariant algebraic condition $Z_\mu=0$. The extended field equations can be supplemented by suitable coordinate conditions in order to provide symmetric hyperbolic evolution systems: this is actually the case for either harmonic coordinates or normal coordinates with harmonic slicing.
1310.5853
Roberto Casadio
Roberto Casadio, Jorge Ovalle, Roldao da Rocha
Black Strings from Minimal Geometric Deformation in a Variable Tension Brane-World
20 pages, 6 figures
Class.Quant.Grav. 31 (2014) 045016
10.1088/0264-9381/31/4/045016
null
gr-qc astro-ph.CO astro-ph.HE hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We study brane-world models with variable brane tension and compute corrections to the horizon of a black string along the extra dimension. The four-dimensional geometry of the black string on the brane is obtained by means of the minimal geometric deformation approach, and the bulk corrections are then encoded in additional terms involving the covariant derivatives of the variable brane tension. Our investigation shows that the variable brane tension strongly affects the shape and evolution of the black string horizon along the extra dimension, at least in a near-brane expansion. In particular, we apply our general analysis to a model motivated by the E\"otv\"os branes, where the variable brane tension is related to the Friedmann-Robertson-Walker brane-world cosmology. We show that for some stages in the evolution of the universe, the black string warped horizon collapses to a point and the black string has correspondingly finite extent along the extra dimension. Furthermore, we show that in the minimal geometric deformation of a black hole on the variable tension brane, the black string has a throat along the extra dimension, whose area tends to zero as time goes to infinity.
[ { "created": "Tue, 22 Oct 2013 09:30:10 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2015-01-21
[ [ "Casadio", "Roberto", "" ], [ "Ovalle", "Jorge", "" ], [ "da Rocha", "Roldao", "" ] ]
We study brane-world models with variable brane tension and compute corrections to the horizon of a black string along the extra dimension. The four-dimensional geometry of the black string on the brane is obtained by means of the minimal geometric deformation approach, and the bulk corrections are then encoded in additional terms involving the covariant derivatives of the variable brane tension. Our investigation shows that the variable brane tension strongly affects the shape and evolution of the black string horizon along the extra dimension, at least in a near-brane expansion. In particular, we apply our general analysis to a model motivated by the E\"otv\"os branes, where the variable brane tension is related to the Friedmann-Robertson-Walker brane-world cosmology. We show that for some stages in the evolution of the universe, the black string warped horizon collapses to a point and the black string has correspondingly finite extent along the extra dimension. Furthermore, we show that in the minimal geometric deformation of a black hole on the variable tension brane, the black string has a throat along the extra dimension, whose area tends to zero as time goes to infinity.
1609.02219
Nelson Yokomizo
Eugenio Bianchi, Jonathan Guglielmon, Lucas Hackl, Nelson Yokomizo
Loop expansion and the bosonic representation of loop quantum gravity
33 pages, 2 figures
Phys. Rev. D 94, 086009 (2016)
10.1103/PhysRevD.94.086009
null
gr-qc hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We introduce a new loop expansion that provides a resolution of the identity in the Hilbert space of loop quantum gravity on a fixed graph. We work in the bosonic representation obtained by the canonical quantization of the spinorial formalism. The resolution of the identity gives a tool for implementing the projection of states in the full bosonic representation onto the space of solutions to the Gauss and area matching constraints of loop quantum gravity. This procedure is particularly efficient in the semiclassical regime, leading to explicit expressions for the loop expansions of coherent, heat kernel and squeezed states.
[ { "created": "Wed, 7 Sep 2016 23:29:56 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2016-11-02
[ [ "Bianchi", "Eugenio", "" ], [ "Guglielmon", "Jonathan", "" ], [ "Hackl", "Lucas", "" ], [ "Yokomizo", "Nelson", "" ] ]
We introduce a new loop expansion that provides a resolution of the identity in the Hilbert space of loop quantum gravity on a fixed graph. We work in the bosonic representation obtained by the canonical quantization of the spinorial formalism. The resolution of the identity gives a tool for implementing the projection of states in the full bosonic representation onto the space of solutions to the Gauss and area matching constraints of loop quantum gravity. This procedure is particularly efficient in the semiclassical regime, leading to explicit expressions for the loop expansions of coherent, heat kernel and squeezed states.
2306.03880
Andronikos Paliathanasis
Andronikos Paliathanasis
Dynamical analysis in Chameleon dark energy
34 pages, 13 figures, to appear in Fortschritte der Physik (Progress of Physics)
null
null
null
gr-qc hep-th math-ph math.MP
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
We present a detailed analysis of the phase-space for the field equations in scalar field cosmology with a chameleon cosmology in a spatially flat Friedmann--Lema\^{\i}tre--Robertson--Walker spacetime. For the matter source we assume that it is an ideal gas with a constant equation of state parameter, while for the scalar field potential and the coupling function of the chameleon mechanism we consider four different sets which provide four different models. We consider the $H$-normalization approach and we write the field equations with the help of dimensionless variables. The asymptotic solutions are determined from where we find that the theory can describe the main eras of cosmological history and evolution. Future attractors which describe acceleration exist, however we found past acceleration solutions related to the inflationary era, as also the radiation epoch and the matter dominated eras are provided by the dynamics. We conclude that the Chameleon dark energy model can be used as a unified model for the elements which contribute to the dark sector of the universe.
[ { "created": "Tue, 6 Jun 2023 17:31:04 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2023-06-07
[ [ "Paliathanasis", "Andronikos", "" ] ]
We present a detailed analysis of the phase-space for the field equations in scalar field cosmology with a chameleon cosmology in a spatially flat Friedmann--Lema\^{\i}tre--Robertson--Walker spacetime. For the matter source we assume that it is an ideal gas with a constant equation of state parameter, while for the scalar field potential and the coupling function of the chameleon mechanism we consider four different sets which provide four different models. We consider the $H$-normalization approach and we write the field equations with the help of dimensionless variables. The asymptotic solutions are determined from where we find that the theory can describe the main eras of cosmological history and evolution. Future attractors which describe acceleration exist, however we found past acceleration solutions related to the inflationary era, as also the radiation epoch and the matter dominated eras are provided by the dynamics. We conclude that the Chameleon dark energy model can be used as a unified model for the elements which contribute to the dark sector of the universe.
2405.19181
Gustav Mogull
Alessandra Buonanno, Gustav Mogull, Raj Patil, Lorenzo Pompili
Post-Minkowskian Theory Meets the Spinning Effective-One-Body Approach for Bound-Orbit Waveforms
5 pages, 4 figures; supplemental material; attached ancillary Mathematica file
null
null
HU-EP-24/16-RTG
gr-qc hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Driven by advances in scattering amplitudes and worldline-based methods, recent years have seen significant progress in our ability to calculate gravitational two-body scattering observables. These observables effectively encapsulate the gravitational two-body problem in the weak-field and high-velocity regime (post-Minkowskian, PM), with applications to the bound two-body problem and gravitational-wave modeling. We leverage PM data to construct a complete inspiral-merger-ringdown waveform model for non-precessing spinning black holes within the effective-one-body (EOB) formalism: SEOBNR-PM. This model is closely based on the highly successful SEOBNRv5 model, used by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration, with its key new feature being an EOB Hamiltonian derived by matching the two-body scattering angle in a perturbative PM expansion. The model performs remarkably well, showing a median mismatch against 441 numerical-relativity (NR) simulations that is somewhat lower than a similarly calibrated version of SEOBNRv5. Comparisons of the binding energy with NR also demonstrate better agreement than SEOBNRv5, despite the latter containing additional calibration to NR simulations.
[ { "created": "Wed, 29 May 2024 15:21:51 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2024-05-30
[ [ "Buonanno", "Alessandra", "" ], [ "Mogull", "Gustav", "" ], [ "Patil", "Raj", "" ], [ "Pompili", "Lorenzo", "" ] ]
Driven by advances in scattering amplitudes and worldline-based methods, recent years have seen significant progress in our ability to calculate gravitational two-body scattering observables. These observables effectively encapsulate the gravitational two-body problem in the weak-field and high-velocity regime (post-Minkowskian, PM), with applications to the bound two-body problem and gravitational-wave modeling. We leverage PM data to construct a complete inspiral-merger-ringdown waveform model for non-precessing spinning black holes within the effective-one-body (EOB) formalism: SEOBNR-PM. This model is closely based on the highly successful SEOBNRv5 model, used by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration, with its key new feature being an EOB Hamiltonian derived by matching the two-body scattering angle in a perturbative PM expansion. The model performs remarkably well, showing a median mismatch against 441 numerical-relativity (NR) simulations that is somewhat lower than a similarly calibrated version of SEOBNRv5. Comparisons of the binding energy with NR also demonstrate better agreement than SEOBNRv5, despite the latter containing additional calibration to NR simulations.
1003.1309
Mark D. Roberts
Mark D. Roberts
String theory explanation of galactic rotation
Note change in title from: Scalar-tensor explanation of galactic rotation, to: String theory explanation of galactic rotation, was three and a half pages, now is seven pages long
null
null
null
gr-qc hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
The unique spherically symmetric metric which has vanishing weyl tensor, is asymptotically desitter, and can model constant galactic rotation curves is presented. Two types of field equations are shown to have this metric as an exact solution. The first is palatini varied scalar-tensor theory. The second is the low energy limit of string theory modified by inclusion of a contrived potential.
[ { "created": "Fri, 5 Mar 2010 16:55:59 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:56:18 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2010-04-14
[ [ "Roberts", "Mark D.", "" ] ]
The unique spherically symmetric metric which has vanishing weyl tensor, is asymptotically desitter, and can model constant galactic rotation curves is presented. Two types of field equations are shown to have this metric as an exact solution. The first is palatini varied scalar-tensor theory. The second is the low energy limit of string theory modified by inclusion of a contrived potential.
2312.02507
Yong Tang
Wen-Hao Wu, Yong Tang
Post-Newtonian Binary Dynamics in Effective Field Theory of Horndeski Gravity
1+22 pages, 9 figures
Chinese Physics C 48, 035101(2024)
10.1088/1674-1137/ad1a0c
null
gr-qc astro-ph.CO hep-ph
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
General relativity has been very successful since its proposal more a century ago. However, various cosmological observations and theoretical consistency still motivate us to explore extended gravity theories. Horndeski gravity stands out as one attractive theory by introducing only one scalar field. Here we formulate the post-Newtonian effective field theory of Horndeski gravity and investigate the conservative dynamics of the inspiral compact binary systems. We calculate the leading effective Lagrangian for a compact binary and obtain the periastron advance per period. In particular, we apply our analytical calculation to two binary systems, PSR B 1534+12 and PSR J0737-3039, and constrain the relevant model parameters. The theoretical framework can also be extended to higher order systematically.
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2024-02-27
[ [ "Wu", "Wen-Hao", "" ], [ "Tang", "Yong", "" ] ]
General relativity has been very successful since its proposal more a century ago. However, various cosmological observations and theoretical consistency still motivate us to explore extended gravity theories. Horndeski gravity stands out as one attractive theory by introducing only one scalar field. Here we formulate the post-Newtonian effective field theory of Horndeski gravity and investigate the conservative dynamics of the inspiral compact binary systems. We calculate the leading effective Lagrangian for a compact binary and obtain the periastron advance per period. In particular, we apply our analytical calculation to two binary systems, PSR B 1534+12 and PSR J0737-3039, and constrain the relevant model parameters. The theoretical framework can also be extended to higher order systematically.
0810.1680
Dan Giang
Dan Giang, Charles C. Dyer
Velocity dominated singularities in the cheese slice universe
11 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in the International Journal of Modern Physics D
Int.J.Mod.Phys.D18:13-23,2009
10.1142/S0218271809014248
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We investigate the properties of spacetimes resulting from matching together exact solutions using the Darmois matching conditions. In particular we focus on the asymptotically velocity term dominated property (AVTD). We propose a criterion that can be used to test if a spacetime constructed from a matching can be considered AVTD. Using the Cheese Slice universe as an example, we show that a spacetime constructed from a such a matching can inherit the AVTD property from the original spacetimes. Furthermore the singularity resulting from this particular matching is an AVTD singularity.
[ { "created": "Thu, 9 Oct 2008 15:55:04 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2009-03-24
[ [ "Giang", "Dan", "" ], [ "Dyer", "Charles C.", "" ] ]
We investigate the properties of spacetimes resulting from matching together exact solutions using the Darmois matching conditions. In particular we focus on the asymptotically velocity term dominated property (AVTD). We propose a criterion that can be used to test if a spacetime constructed from a matching can be considered AVTD. Using the Cheese Slice universe as an example, we show that a spacetime constructed from a such a matching can inherit the AVTD property from the original spacetimes. Furthermore the singularity resulting from this particular matching is an AVTD singularity.
2307.03155
Tousif Islam
Tousif Islam and Gaurav Khanna
On the approximate relation between black-hole perturbation theory and numerical relativity
14 pages, 11 figures, Phys. Rev. D 108, 124046
null
10.1103/PhysRevD.108.124046
null
gr-qc astro-ph.IM
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We investigate the interplay between numerical relativity (NR) and adiabatic point-particle black hole perturbation theory (ppBHPT) in the comparable mass regime for quasi-circular non-spinning binary black holes. Specifically, we reassess the $\alpha$-$\beta$ scaling technique, previously introduced by Islam et al, as a means to effectively match ppBHPT waveforms to NR waveforms within this regime. In particular, $\alpha$ rescales the amplitude and $\beta$ rescales the time (and hence the phase). Utilizing publicly available long NR data (\texttt{SXS:BBH:2265}~\cite{sxs_collaboration_2019}) for a mass ratio of $1:3$, encompassing the final $\sim 65$ orbital cycles of the binary evolution, we examine the range of applicability of such scalings. We observe that the scaling technique remains effective even during the earlier stages of the inspiral. Additionally, we provide commentary on the temporal evolution of the $\alpha$ and $\beta$ parameters and discuss whether they can be approximated as constant values. Consequently, we derive the $\alpha$-$\beta$ scaling as a function of orbital frequencies and demonstrate that it is equivalent to a frequency-dependent correction. We further provide a brief comparison between post-Newtonian (PN) waveforms and the rescaled ppBHPT waveform at a mass ratio of $q=3$ and comment on their regime of validity. Finally, we explore the possibility of using PN theory to obtain the $\alpha$-$\beta$ calibration parameters and still provide a rescaled ppBHPT waveform that matches NR.
[ { "created": "Thu, 6 Jul 2023 17:30:43 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Sat, 3 Feb 2024 23:33:30 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2024-02-06
[ [ "Islam", "Tousif", "" ], [ "Khanna", "Gaurav", "" ] ]
We investigate the interplay between numerical relativity (NR) and adiabatic point-particle black hole perturbation theory (ppBHPT) in the comparable mass regime for quasi-circular non-spinning binary black holes. Specifically, we reassess the $\alpha$-$\beta$ scaling technique, previously introduced by Islam et al, as a means to effectively match ppBHPT waveforms to NR waveforms within this regime. In particular, $\alpha$ rescales the amplitude and $\beta$ rescales the time (and hence the phase). Utilizing publicly available long NR data (\texttt{SXS:BBH:2265}~\cite{sxs_collaboration_2019}) for a mass ratio of $1:3$, encompassing the final $\sim 65$ orbital cycles of the binary evolution, we examine the range of applicability of such scalings. We observe that the scaling technique remains effective even during the earlier stages of the inspiral. Additionally, we provide commentary on the temporal evolution of the $\alpha$ and $\beta$ parameters and discuss whether they can be approximated as constant values. Consequently, we derive the $\alpha$-$\beta$ scaling as a function of orbital frequencies and demonstrate that it is equivalent to a frequency-dependent correction. We further provide a brief comparison between post-Newtonian (PN) waveforms and the rescaled ppBHPT waveform at a mass ratio of $q=3$ and comment on their regime of validity. Finally, we explore the possibility of using PN theory to obtain the $\alpha$-$\beta$ calibration parameters and still provide a rescaled ppBHPT waveform that matches NR.
1311.5397
Iver Brevik
I. Brevik, A. V. Timoshkin and Y. Rabochaya
Little Rip and Pseudo Rip Phenomena from Coupled Dark Energy
11 pages, Latex2e, no figures. To appear in Modern Physics Letters A
Modern Physics Letters A 28, 1350172 (2013)
10.1142/S0217732313501721
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We consider Little Rip (LR) and Pseudo Rip (PR) cosmological models with two interacting ideal fluids, corresponding to dark energy and dark matter. The interaction between the dark energy and the dark matter fluid components is described in terms of the parameters in the equations of state for the LR and PR universes. In contrast to a model containing only a pure dark energy, the presence of the interaction term between the fluid components in the gravitational equations leads to a modification of the equation of state parameters. The properties of the early universe in this formalism are pointed out.
[ { "created": "Thu, 21 Nov 2013 13:29:44 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2014-01-28
[ [ "Brevik", "I.", "" ], [ "Timoshkin", "A. V.", "" ], [ "Rabochaya", "Y.", "" ] ]
We consider Little Rip (LR) and Pseudo Rip (PR) cosmological models with two interacting ideal fluids, corresponding to dark energy and dark matter. The interaction between the dark energy and the dark matter fluid components is described in terms of the parameters in the equations of state for the LR and PR universes. In contrast to a model containing only a pure dark energy, the presence of the interaction term between the fluid components in the gravitational equations leads to a modification of the equation of state parameters. The properties of the early universe in this formalism are pointed out.
gr-qc/9405013
Genadi A. Sardanashvily
G. Sardanashvily
Gravity as a Higgs Field. I.the Geometric Equivalence Principle
20 pages, LaTeX file
null
null
null
gr-qc
null
{\it If gravity is a metric field by Einstein, it is a Higgs field.} Gravitation theory meets spontaneous symmetry breaking in accordance with the Equivalence Principle reformulated in the spirit of Klein-Chern geometries of invariants. In gravitation theory, the structure group of the principal linear frame bundle $LX$ over a world manifold $X^4$ is reducible to the connected Lorentz group $SO(3,1)$. The physical underlying reason of this reduction is Dirac fermion matter possessing only exact Lorentz symmetries. The associated Higgs field is a tetrad gravitational field $h$ represented by a global section of the quotient $\Si$ of $LX$ by $SO(3,1)$. The feature of gravity as a Higgs field issues from the fact that, in the presence of different tetrad fields, Dirac fermion fields are described by spinor bundles associated with different reduced Lorentz subbundles of $LX$, and we have nonequivalent representations of cotangent vectors to $X^4$ by Dirac's matrices. It follows that a fermion field must be regarded only in a pair with a certain tetrad field. These pairs fail to be represented by sections of any product bundle $S\times\Si$, but sections of the composite spinor bundle $S\to\Si\to X^4$. They constitute the so-called fermion-gravitation complex where values of tetrad gravitational fields play the role of coordinate parameters, besides the familiar world coordinates. In Part 1 of the article, geometry of the fermion-gravitation complex is investigated. The goal is the total Dirac operator into which components of a connection on $S\to\Si$ along tetrad coordinate directions make contribution. The Part II will be devoted to dynamics of fermion-gravitation complex. It is a constraint system to describe which we use the covariant multisymplectic generalization of the Hamiltonian formalism when canonical momenta correspond to derivatives of fields with respect to all world coordinates, not only the time.
[ { "created": "Fri, 6 May 1994 14:26:38 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2007-05-23
[ [ "Sardanashvily", "G.", "" ] ]
{\it If gravity is a metric field by Einstein, it is a Higgs field.} Gravitation theory meets spontaneous symmetry breaking in accordance with the Equivalence Principle reformulated in the spirit of Klein-Chern geometries of invariants. In gravitation theory, the structure group of the principal linear frame bundle $LX$ over a world manifold $X^4$ is reducible to the connected Lorentz group $SO(3,1)$. The physical underlying reason of this reduction is Dirac fermion matter possessing only exact Lorentz symmetries. The associated Higgs field is a tetrad gravitational field $h$ represented by a global section of the quotient $\Si$ of $LX$ by $SO(3,1)$. The feature of gravity as a Higgs field issues from the fact that, in the presence of different tetrad fields, Dirac fermion fields are described by spinor bundles associated with different reduced Lorentz subbundles of $LX$, and we have nonequivalent representations of cotangent vectors to $X^4$ by Dirac's matrices. It follows that a fermion field must be regarded only in a pair with a certain tetrad field. These pairs fail to be represented by sections of any product bundle $S\times\Si$, but sections of the composite spinor bundle $S\to\Si\to X^4$. They constitute the so-called fermion-gravitation complex where values of tetrad gravitational fields play the role of coordinate parameters, besides the familiar world coordinates. In Part 1 of the article, geometry of the fermion-gravitation complex is investigated. The goal is the total Dirac operator into which components of a connection on $S\to\Si$ along tetrad coordinate directions make contribution. The Part II will be devoted to dynamics of fermion-gravitation complex. It is a constraint system to describe which we use the covariant multisymplectic generalization of the Hamiltonian formalism when canonical momenta correspond to derivatives of fields with respect to all world coordinates, not only the time.
1304.3954
Hernando Quevedo
Hernando Quevedo, Alberto Sanchez and Safia Taj
On the ensemble dependence in black hole geometrothermodynamics
14 pages, no figures
null
10.1088/0031-8949/89/8/084007
CBPF-011
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We investigate the dependence of thermodynamic properties of black holes on the choice of statistical ensemble for a particular class of Einstein-Maxwell-Gauss-Bonnet black holes with cosmological constant. We use partial Legendre transformations in the thermodynamic limit in order to compare the results in different ensembles, and show that the phase transition structure depend on the choice of thermodynamic potential. This result implies that thermodynamic metrics which are partially Legendre invariant cannot be employed to describe black hole thermodynamics, and partly explains why a particular thermodynamic metric has been used so far in the framework of black hole geometrothermodynamics.
[ { "created": "Sun, 14 Apr 2013 22:05:42 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2015-06-15
[ [ "Quevedo", "Hernando", "" ], [ "Sanchez", "Alberto", "" ], [ "Taj", "Safia", "" ] ]
We investigate the dependence of thermodynamic properties of black holes on the choice of statistical ensemble for a particular class of Einstein-Maxwell-Gauss-Bonnet black holes with cosmological constant. We use partial Legendre transformations in the thermodynamic limit in order to compare the results in different ensembles, and show that the phase transition structure depend on the choice of thermodynamic potential. This result implies that thermodynamic metrics which are partially Legendre invariant cannot be employed to describe black hole thermodynamics, and partly explains why a particular thermodynamic metric has been used so far in the framework of black hole geometrothermodynamics.
2205.01967
Yusef Maleki
Yusef Maleki and Alireza Maleki
Complementarity-Entanglement Tradeoff in Quantum Gravity
9 pages, 5 figures
Phys. Rev. D 105, 086024 (2022)
10.1103/PhysRevD.105.086024
null
gr-qc hep-th quant-ph
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Quantization of the gravity remains one of the most important, yet extremely illusive, challenges at the heart of modern physics. Any attempt to resolve this long-standing problem seems to be doomed, as the route to any direct empirical evidence (i.e., detecting gravitons) for shedding light on the quantum aspect of the gravity is far beyond the current capabilities. Recently, it has been discovered that gravitationally-induced entanglement, tailored in the interferometric frameworks, can be used to witness the quantum nature of the gravity. Even though these schemes offer promising tools for investigating quantum gravity, many fundamental and empirical aspects of the schemes are yet to be discovered. Considering the fact that, beside quantum entanglement, quantum uncertainty and complementarity principles are the two other foundational aspects of quantum physics, the quantum nature of the gravity needs to manifest all of these features. Here, we lay out an interferometric platform for testing these three nonclassical aspects of quantum mechanics in quantum gravity setting, which connects gravity and quantum physics in a broader and deeper context. As we show in this work, all of these three fundamental features of quantum gravity can be framed and fully analyzed in an interferometric scheme.
[ { "created": "Wed, 4 May 2022 09:34:10 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2022-05-05
[ [ "Maleki", "Yusef", "" ], [ "Maleki", "Alireza", "" ] ]
Quantization of the gravity remains one of the most important, yet extremely illusive, challenges at the heart of modern physics. Any attempt to resolve this long-standing problem seems to be doomed, as the route to any direct empirical evidence (i.e., detecting gravitons) for shedding light on the quantum aspect of the gravity is far beyond the current capabilities. Recently, it has been discovered that gravitationally-induced entanglement, tailored in the interferometric frameworks, can be used to witness the quantum nature of the gravity. Even though these schemes offer promising tools for investigating quantum gravity, many fundamental and empirical aspects of the schemes are yet to be discovered. Considering the fact that, beside quantum entanglement, quantum uncertainty and complementarity principles are the two other foundational aspects of quantum physics, the quantum nature of the gravity needs to manifest all of these features. Here, we lay out an interferometric platform for testing these three nonclassical aspects of quantum mechanics in quantum gravity setting, which connects gravity and quantum physics in a broader and deeper context. As we show in this work, all of these three fundamental features of quantum gravity can be framed and fully analyzed in an interferometric scheme.
1002.4880
Craig J. Hogan
Craig J. Hogan
Interferometers as Probes of Planckian Quantum Geometry
23 pages, 6 figures, Latex. To appear in Physical Review D
null
10.1103/PhysRevD.85.064007
FERMILAB-PUB-10-036-A-T
gr-qc astro-ph.CO hep-th quant-ph
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
A theory of position of massive bodies is proposed that results in an observable quantum behavior of geometry at the Planck scale, $t_P$. Departures from classical world lines in flat spacetime are described by Planckian noncommuting operators for position in different directions, as defined by interactions with null waves. The resulting evolution of position wavefunctions in two dimensions displays a new kind of directionally-coherent quantum noise of transverse position. The amplitude of the effect in physical units is predicted with no parameters, by equating the number of degrees of freedom of position wavefunctions on a 2D spacelike surface with the entropy density of a black hole event horizon of the same area. In a region of size $L$, the effect resembles spatially and directionally coherent random transverse shear deformations on timescale $\approx L/c$ with typical amplitude $\approx \sqrt{ct_PL}$. This quantum-geometrical "holographic noise" in position is not describable as fluctuations of a quantized metric, or as any kind of fluctuation, dispersion or propagation effect in quantum fields. In a Michelson interferometer the effect appears as noise that resembles a random Planckian walk of the beamsplitter for durations up to the light crossing time. Signal spectra and correlation functions in interferometers are derived, and predicted to be comparable with the sensitivities of current and planned experiments. It is proposed that nearly co-located Michelson interferometers of laboratory scale, cross-correlated at high frequency, can test the Planckian noise prediction with current technology.
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2013-05-30
[ [ "Hogan", "Craig J.", "" ] ]
A theory of position of massive bodies is proposed that results in an observable quantum behavior of geometry at the Planck scale, $t_P$. Departures from classical world lines in flat spacetime are described by Planckian noncommuting operators for position in different directions, as defined by interactions with null waves. The resulting evolution of position wavefunctions in two dimensions displays a new kind of directionally-coherent quantum noise of transverse position. The amplitude of the effect in physical units is predicted with no parameters, by equating the number of degrees of freedom of position wavefunctions on a 2D spacelike surface with the entropy density of a black hole event horizon of the same area. In a region of size $L$, the effect resembles spatially and directionally coherent random transverse shear deformations on timescale $\approx L/c$ with typical amplitude $\approx \sqrt{ct_PL}$. This quantum-geometrical "holographic noise" in position is not describable as fluctuations of a quantized metric, or as any kind of fluctuation, dispersion or propagation effect in quantum fields. In a Michelson interferometer the effect appears as noise that resembles a random Planckian walk of the beamsplitter for durations up to the light crossing time. Signal spectra and correlation functions in interferometers are derived, and predicted to be comparable with the sensitivities of current and planned experiments. It is proposed that nearly co-located Michelson interferometers of laboratory scale, cross-correlated at high frequency, can test the Planckian noise prediction with current technology.
gr-qc/9409036
Donald Marolf
Donald Marolf
The Spectral Analysis Inner Product for Quantum Gravity
5 pages LaTex, UCSBTH-94-38, CGPG-94/9-1
null
null
null
gr-qc
null
This submission to the Proceedings of the Seventh Marcel-Grossman Conference is an advertisement for the use of the ``spectral analysis inner product" for minisuperspace models in quantum gravity.
[ { "created": "Fri, 16 Sep 1994 18:36:26 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2007-05-23
[ [ "Marolf", "Donald", "" ] ]
This submission to the Proceedings of the Seventh Marcel-Grossman Conference is an advertisement for the use of the ``spectral analysis inner product" for minisuperspace models in quantum gravity.
gr-qc/9801059
Shahar Hod
Shahar Hod and Tsvi Piran
Late-Time Tails in Gravitational Collapse of a Self-Interacting (Massive) Scalar-Field and Decay of a Self-Interacting Scalar Hair
16 pages, 3 ps figures, Revtex
Phys.Rev. D58 (1998) 044018
10.1103/PhysRevD.58.044018
null
gr-qc
null
We study analytically the initial value problem for a self-interacting (massive) scalar-field on a Reissner-Nordstr\"om spacetime. Following the no-hair theorem we examine the dynamical physical mechanism by which the self-interacting (SI) hair decays. We show that the intermediate asymptotic behaviour of SI perturbations is dominated by an oscillatory inverse power-law decaying tail. We show that at late-times the decay of a SI hair is slower than any power-law. We confirm our analytical results by numerical simulations.
[ { "created": "Sun, 18 Jan 1998 15:17:01 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 20 Jan 1998 13:32:24 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Tue, 6 Oct 1998 09:26:48 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2009-10-31
[ [ "Hod", "Shahar", "" ], [ "Piran", "Tsvi", "" ] ]
We study analytically the initial value problem for a self-interacting (massive) scalar-field on a Reissner-Nordstr\"om spacetime. Following the no-hair theorem we examine the dynamical physical mechanism by which the self-interacting (SI) hair decays. We show that the intermediate asymptotic behaviour of SI perturbations is dominated by an oscillatory inverse power-law decaying tail. We show that at late-times the decay of a SI hair is slower than any power-law. We confirm our analytical results by numerical simulations.
gr-qc/0005105
Jljing
Jiliang Jing, Mu-Lin Yan
Statistical Entropy of a Stationary Dilaton Black Hole from Cardy Formula
11 pages, no figure, RevTex. Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. D
Phys.Rev.D63:024003,2001
10.1103/PhysRevD.63.024003
null
gr-qc hep-th
null
With Carlip's boundary conditions, a standard Virasoro subalgebra with corresponding central charge for stationary dilaton black hole obtained in the low-energy effective field theory describing string is constructed at a Killing horizon. The statistical entropy of stationary dilaton black hole yielded by standard Cardy formula agree with its Bekenstein-Hawking entropy only if we take period $ T$ of function $v$ as the periodicity of the Euclidean black hole. On the other hand, if we consider first-order quantum correction then the entropy contains a logarithmic term with a factor $-{1/2}$, which is different from Kaul and Majumdar's one, $-{3/2}$. We also show that the discrepancy is not just for the dilaton black hole, but for any one whose corresponding central change takes the form $\frac{c}{12}= \frac{A_H}{8\pi G}\frac{2\pi}{\kappa T}$.
[ { "created": "Wed, 24 May 2000 09:03:29 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 27 Sep 2000 14:00:24 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2016-08-31
[ [ "Jing", "Jiliang", "" ], [ "Yan", "Mu-Lin", "" ] ]
With Carlip's boundary conditions, a standard Virasoro subalgebra with corresponding central charge for stationary dilaton black hole obtained in the low-energy effective field theory describing string is constructed at a Killing horizon. The statistical entropy of stationary dilaton black hole yielded by standard Cardy formula agree with its Bekenstein-Hawking entropy only if we take period $ T$ of function $v$ as the periodicity of the Euclidean black hole. On the other hand, if we consider first-order quantum correction then the entropy contains a logarithmic term with a factor $-{1/2}$, which is different from Kaul and Majumdar's one, $-{3/2}$. We also show that the discrepancy is not just for the dilaton black hole, but for any one whose corresponding central change takes the form $\frac{c}{12}= \frac{A_H}{8\pi G}\frac{2\pi}{\kappa T}$.
2307.00922
Carlos Bouthelier-Madre
J. L. Alonso, C. Bouthelier-Madre, J. Clemente-Gallardo, D. Mart\'inez-Crespo
Hybrid Geometrodynamics: A Hamiltonian description of classical gravity coupled to quantum matter
null
null
10.1088/1361-6382/ad3459
null
gr-qc math-ph math.MP quant-ph
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We generalize the Hamiltonian picture of General Relativity coupled to classical matter, known as geometrodynamics, to the case where such matter is described by a Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime, but gravity is still described by a classical metric tensor field over a spatial hypersurface and its associated momentum. Thus, in our approach there is no non-dynamic background structure, apart from the manifold of events, and the gravitational and quantum degrees of freedom have their dynamics inextricably coupled. Given the Hamiltonian natureof the framework, we work with the generators of hypersurface deformations over the manifold of quantum states. The construction relies heavily on the differential geometry of a fibration of the set of quantum states over the set of gravitational variables. An important feature of this work is the use of Gaussian measures over the space of matter fields and of Hida distributions to define a common superspace to all possible Hilbert spaces with different measures, to properly characterize the Schrodinger wave functional picture of QFT in curved spacetime. This allows us to relate states within different Hilbert spaces in the case of vacuum states or measures that depend on the gravitational degrees of freedom, as the ones associated to Ashtekar's complex structure. This is achieved through the inclusion of a quantum Hermitian connection for the fibration, which will have profound physical implications. The most remarkable physical features of the construction are norm conservation of the quantum state (even if the total dynamics are non-unitary), the clear identification of the hybrid conserved quantities and the description of a dynamical backreaction of quantum matter on geometry and vice versa, which shall modify the physical properties the gravitational field would have in the absence of backreaction.
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2024-03-20
[ [ "Alonso", "J. L.", "" ], [ "Bouthelier-Madre", "C.", "" ], [ "Clemente-Gallardo", "J.", "" ], [ "Martínez-Crespo", "D.", "" ] ]
We generalize the Hamiltonian picture of General Relativity coupled to classical matter, known as geometrodynamics, to the case where such matter is described by a Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime, but gravity is still described by a classical metric tensor field over a spatial hypersurface and its associated momentum. Thus, in our approach there is no non-dynamic background structure, apart from the manifold of events, and the gravitational and quantum degrees of freedom have their dynamics inextricably coupled. Given the Hamiltonian natureof the framework, we work with the generators of hypersurface deformations over the manifold of quantum states. The construction relies heavily on the differential geometry of a fibration of the set of quantum states over the set of gravitational variables. An important feature of this work is the use of Gaussian measures over the space of matter fields and of Hida distributions to define a common superspace to all possible Hilbert spaces with different measures, to properly characterize the Schrodinger wave functional picture of QFT in curved spacetime. This allows us to relate states within different Hilbert spaces in the case of vacuum states or measures that depend on the gravitational degrees of freedom, as the ones associated to Ashtekar's complex structure. This is achieved through the inclusion of a quantum Hermitian connection for the fibration, which will have profound physical implications. The most remarkable physical features of the construction are norm conservation of the quantum state (even if the total dynamics are non-unitary), the clear identification of the hybrid conserved quantities and the description of a dynamical backreaction of quantum matter on geometry and vice versa, which shall modify the physical properties the gravitational field would have in the absence of backreaction.
gr-qc/0210041
Edward Malec
J. Karkowski, K. Roszkowski, Z. Swierczynski and E. Malec
Waves in Schwarzschild spacetimes: How strong can imprints of the spacetime curvature be
null
Phys.Rev.D67:064024,2003
10.1103/PhysRevD.67.064024
null
gr-qc
null
Misprints corrected, two references added. To appear in the Phys. Rev. D.
[ { "created": "Mon, 14 Oct 2002 12:23:41 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:26:46 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2014-11-17
[ [ "Karkowski", "J.", "" ], [ "Roszkowski", "K.", "" ], [ "Swierczynski", "Z.", "" ], [ "Malec", "E.", "" ] ]
Misprints corrected, two references added. To appear in the Phys. Rev. D.
gr-qc/0010075
Pascual-Sanchez J.-F.
J.-F. Pascual-S\'anchez
The harmonic gauge condition in the gravitomagnetic equations
8 pages, LaTeX, to appear in Il Nuovo Cimento B (2000)
Nuovo Cim. B115 (2000) 725-732
null
null
gr-qc
null
It has been asserted in the literature that the analogy between the linear and first order slow motion approximation of Einstein equations of General Relativity (gravitomagnetic equations) and the Maxwell-Lorentz equations of electrodynamics breaks down if the gravitational potentials are time dependent. In this work, we show that this assertion is not correct and it has arisen from an incorrect limit of the usual harmonic gauge condition, which drastically changes the physical content of the gravitomagnetic equations.
[ { "created": "Fri, 20 Oct 2000 17:31:54 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2016-08-31
[ [ "Pascual-Sánchez", "J. -F.", "" ] ]
It has been asserted in the literature that the analogy between the linear and first order slow motion approximation of Einstein equations of General Relativity (gravitomagnetic equations) and the Maxwell-Lorentz equations of electrodynamics breaks down if the gravitational potentials are time dependent. In this work, we show that this assertion is not correct and it has arisen from an incorrect limit of the usual harmonic gauge condition, which drastically changes the physical content of the gravitomagnetic equations.
gr-qc/0202088
L. Fern\'andez
L. Fernandez-Jambrina (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain)
Comment on ``Singularity-free Cosmological Solutions with Non-rotating Perfect Fluids''
4 pages, 0 figures, RevTeX4, submitted to Physical Review D
null
null
null
gr-qc
null
A theorem stated by Raychaudhuri which claims that the only physical non-singular cosmological models are comprised in the Ruiz-Senovilla family is shown to be incorrect. An explicit counterexample is provided and the failure of the argument leading to the theorem is explicitly pointed out.
[ { "created": "Sun, 24 Feb 2002 21:52:05 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2007-05-23
[ [ "Fernandez-Jambrina", "L.", "", "Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain" ] ]
A theorem stated by Raychaudhuri which claims that the only physical non-singular cosmological models are comprised in the Ruiz-Senovilla family is shown to be incorrect. An explicit counterexample is provided and the failure of the argument leading to the theorem is explicitly pointed out.
0908.4110
Kristin Schleich
Kristin Schleich and Donald M. Witt
A simple proof of Birkhoff's theorem for cosmological constant
10 pages, 5 figures References added; typo in eqn. 12 fixed
null
10.1063/1.3503447
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We provide a simple, unified proof of Birkhoff's theorem for the vacuum and cosmological constant case, emphasizing its local nature. We discuss its implications for the maximal analytic extensions of Schwarzschild, Schwarzschild(-anti)-de Sitter and Nariai spacetimes. In particular, we note that the maximal analytic extensions of extremal and over-extremal Schwarzschild-de Sitter spacetimes exhibit no static region. Hence the common belief that Birkhoff's theorem implies staticity is false for the case of positive cosmological constant. Instead, the correct point of view is that generalized Birkhoff's theorems are local uniqueness theorems whose corollary is that locally spherically symmetric solutions of Einstein's equations exhibit an additional local killing vector field.
[ { "created": "Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:35:43 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:51:07 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2015-05-14
[ [ "Schleich", "Kristin", "" ], [ "Witt", "Donald M.", "" ] ]
We provide a simple, unified proof of Birkhoff's theorem for the vacuum and cosmological constant case, emphasizing its local nature. We discuss its implications for the maximal analytic extensions of Schwarzschild, Schwarzschild(-anti)-de Sitter and Nariai spacetimes. In particular, we note that the maximal analytic extensions of extremal and over-extremal Schwarzschild-de Sitter spacetimes exhibit no static region. Hence the common belief that Birkhoff's theorem implies staticity is false for the case of positive cosmological constant. Instead, the correct point of view is that generalized Birkhoff's theorems are local uniqueness theorems whose corollary is that locally spherically symmetric solutions of Einstein's equations exhibit an additional local killing vector field.
2306.10434
Claudio Cremaschini
Claudio Cremaschini and Zden\v{e}k Stuchl\'ik
Carter-constant induced mechanism for generation of anisotropic kinetic equilibria in collisionless N-body systems
14 pages
International Journal of Modern Physics D 26, 1750001 (2017)
10.1142/S0218271817500018
null
gr-qc astro-ph.HE cond-mat.stat-mech
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
A new intrinsically-relativistic kinetic mechanism for generation of non-isotropic relativistic kinetic equilibria in collisionless N-body systems is pointed out. The theory is developed in the framework of the covariant Vlasov statistical description. The new effect is based on the constraints placed by the conservation laws of neutral single-particle dynamics in prescribed background curved-spacetimes demonstrating existence of Killing tensors. As an illustration, the particular case of the Kerr space-time admitting the so-called Carter constant for the particle geodesic motion is considered. The general functional form of the equilibrium kinetic distribution function (KDF) is determined and an explicit realization in terms of Gaussian-like distributions is provided. It is shown that, due to the Carter constant, these equilibrium KDFs exhibit an anisotropic phase-space functional dependence in terms of the single-particle 4-velocity components, giving rise to corresponding non-isotropic continuum fluid fields. The qualitative properties of the equilibrium stress-energy tensor associated with these systems are discussed, with a particular emphasis on the related occurrence of temperature anisotropy effects. The theory is susceptible of astrophysical applications, including in particular the statistical properties of dark matter halos around stellar-mass or galactic-center black holes.
[ { "created": "Sat, 17 Jun 2023 22:50:48 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2023-06-21
[ [ "Cremaschini", "Claudio", "" ], [ "Stuchlík", "Zdeněk", "" ] ]
A new intrinsically-relativistic kinetic mechanism for generation of non-isotropic relativistic kinetic equilibria in collisionless N-body systems is pointed out. The theory is developed in the framework of the covariant Vlasov statistical description. The new effect is based on the constraints placed by the conservation laws of neutral single-particle dynamics in prescribed background curved-spacetimes demonstrating existence of Killing tensors. As an illustration, the particular case of the Kerr space-time admitting the so-called Carter constant for the particle geodesic motion is considered. The general functional form of the equilibrium kinetic distribution function (KDF) is determined and an explicit realization in terms of Gaussian-like distributions is provided. It is shown that, due to the Carter constant, these equilibrium KDFs exhibit an anisotropic phase-space functional dependence in terms of the single-particle 4-velocity components, giving rise to corresponding non-isotropic continuum fluid fields. The qualitative properties of the equilibrium stress-energy tensor associated with these systems are discussed, with a particular emphasis on the related occurrence of temperature anisotropy effects. The theory is susceptible of astrophysical applications, including in particular the statistical properties of dark matter halos around stellar-mass or galactic-center black holes.
gr-qc/9801018
Lior M. Burko
Lior M. Burko
Interaction of electromagnetic perturbations with infalling observers inside spherical charged black holes
null
null
null
TECHNION-PH-95-14
gr-qc quant-ph
null
The electromagnetic radiation that falls into a Reissner-Nordstr\"{o}m black hole is known to develop a ``blue sheet'', namely, an infinite concentration of energy density at the Cauchy horizon. The interaction of these divergent electromagnetic fields with infalling matter was recently analyzed (L. M. burko and A. Ori, Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 1064 (1995)). Here, we give a more detailed description of that analysis: We consider classical electromagnetic fields (that were produced during the collapse and then backscattered into the black hole), and investigate the blue-sheet effects of these fields on infalling objects within two simplified models of a classical and a quantum absorber. These effects are found to be finite and even negligible for typical parameters of a supermassive black hole.
[ { "created": "Thu, 8 Jan 1998 14:55:53 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2007-05-23
[ [ "Burko", "Lior M.", "" ] ]
The electromagnetic radiation that falls into a Reissner-Nordstr\"{o}m black hole is known to develop a ``blue sheet'', namely, an infinite concentration of energy density at the Cauchy horizon. The interaction of these divergent electromagnetic fields with infalling matter was recently analyzed (L. M. burko and A. Ori, Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 1064 (1995)). Here, we give a more detailed description of that analysis: We consider classical electromagnetic fields (that were produced during the collapse and then backscattered into the black hole), and investigate the blue-sheet effects of these fields on infalling objects within two simplified models of a classical and a quantum absorber. These effects are found to be finite and even negligible for typical parameters of a supermassive black hole.
gr-qc/0604080
James S. Graber
James S. Graber
Performing a theoretically robust Ryan test using intermediate-mass black holes
Poster paper presented at GWDAW-10 10th Gravitational Wave Data Analysis Workshop. Submitted to Classical & Quantum Gravity; 10 pages LaTeX, Figure Size Increased
null
null
null
gr-qc
null
We investigate the possibility of using binary IMBH inspirals to perform the Ryan test of general relativity in a theoretically robust manner using data from early in the detectable part of the inspiral. We find this to be feasible and compute the masses of the most favourable systems.
[ { "created": "Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:34:53 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 27 Apr 2006 16:43:04 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2007-05-23
[ [ "Graber", "James S.", "" ] ]
We investigate the possibility of using binary IMBH inspirals to perform the Ryan test of general relativity in a theoretically robust manner using data from early in the detectable part of the inspiral. We find this to be feasible and compute the masses of the most favourable systems.
1505.05870
Masahiro Hotta
Masahiro Hotta and Ayumu Sugita
The Fall of Black Hole Firewall: Natural Nonmaximal Entanglement for Page Curve
30 pages, 16 figures, some comments and figures are added
null
10.1093/ptep/ptv170
null
gr-qc hep-th quant-ph
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
The black hole firewall conjecture is based on Page curve hypothesis, which claims that entanglement between black hole and Hawking radiation is almost maximum. The hypothesis is inspired by Lubkin-Lloyd-Pagels-Page theorem for degenerate systems with zero Hamiltonian. Adopting canonical typicality for nondegenerate systems with nonvanishing Hamiltonians, the entanglement becomes nonmaximal,and energetic singularities (firewalls) do not emerge for general systems. For static thermal pure states of black hole and Hawking radiation, entanglement entropy equals thermal entropy of the smaller system.
[ { "created": "Wed, 20 May 2015 20:39:02 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Sat, 6 Jun 2015 02:52:28 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Wed, 30 Sep 2015 22:49:57 GMT", "version": "v3" }, { "created": "Fri, 2 Oct 2015 00:44:00 GMT", "version": "v4" } ]
2015-12-23
[ [ "Hotta", "Masahiro", "" ], [ "Sugita", "Ayumu", "" ] ]
The black hole firewall conjecture is based on Page curve hypothesis, which claims that entanglement between black hole and Hawking radiation is almost maximum. The hypothesis is inspired by Lubkin-Lloyd-Pagels-Page theorem for degenerate systems with zero Hamiltonian. Adopting canonical typicality for nondegenerate systems with nonvanishing Hamiltonians, the entanglement becomes nonmaximal,and energetic singularities (firewalls) do not emerge for general systems. For static thermal pure states of black hole and Hawking radiation, entanglement entropy equals thermal entropy of the smaller system.
2103.16626
Christian Pfeifer
Christian Pfeifer and Jos\'e Javier Relancio
Deformed relativistic kinematics on curved spacetime -- a geometric approach
19 pages, essay written for the Gravity Research Foundation 2021, extended to a full article, published version
The European Physical Journal C volume 82, Article number: 150 (2022)
10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10066-w
null
gr-qc hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Deformed relativistic kinematics have been considered as a way to capture residual effects of quantum gravity. It has been shown that they can be understood geometrically in terms of a curved momentum space on a flat spacetime. In this article we present a systematic analysis under which conditions and how deformed relativistic kinematics, encoded in a momentum space metric on flat spacetime, can be lifted to curved spacetimes in terms of a self-consistent cotangent bundle geometry, which leads to purely geometric, geodesic motion of freely falling point particles. We comment how this construction is connected to, and offers a new perspective on, non-commutative spacetimes. From geometric consistency conditions we find that momentum space metrics can be consistently lifted to curved spacetimes if they either lead to a dispersion relation which is homogeneous in the momenta, or, if they satisfy a specific symmetry constraint. The latter is relevant for the momentum space metrics encoding the most studied deformed relativistic kinematics. For these, the constraint can only be satisfied in a momentum space basis in which the momentum space metric is invariant under linear local Lorentz transformations. We discuss how this result can be interpreted and the consequences of relaxing some conditions and principles of the construction from which we started.
[ { "created": "Tue, 30 Mar 2021 19:06:24 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 30 Aug 2021 08:22:27 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:35:44 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2022-02-18
[ [ "Pfeifer", "Christian", "" ], [ "Relancio", "José Javier", "" ] ]
Deformed relativistic kinematics have been considered as a way to capture residual effects of quantum gravity. It has been shown that they can be understood geometrically in terms of a curved momentum space on a flat spacetime. In this article we present a systematic analysis under which conditions and how deformed relativistic kinematics, encoded in a momentum space metric on flat spacetime, can be lifted to curved spacetimes in terms of a self-consistent cotangent bundle geometry, which leads to purely geometric, geodesic motion of freely falling point particles. We comment how this construction is connected to, and offers a new perspective on, non-commutative spacetimes. From geometric consistency conditions we find that momentum space metrics can be consistently lifted to curved spacetimes if they either lead to a dispersion relation which is homogeneous in the momenta, or, if they satisfy a specific symmetry constraint. The latter is relevant for the momentum space metrics encoding the most studied deformed relativistic kinematics. For these, the constraint can only be satisfied in a momentum space basis in which the momentum space metric is invariant under linear local Lorentz transformations. We discuss how this result can be interpreted and the consequences of relaxing some conditions and principles of the construction from which we started.
2001.03613
Behzad Tajahmad
Behzad Tajahmad
Raychaudhuri-based reconstruction of anisotropic Einstein-Maxwell equation in 1+3 covariant formalism of $f(R)$-gravity
19 pages, 8 figures
null
10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-7986-7
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Recently, a new strategy to the reconstruction of $f(R)$-gravity models based on the Raychaudhuri equation has been suggested by Choudhury et al. In this paper, utilizing this method, the reconstruction of anisotropic Einstein-Maxwell equation in the $1+3$ covariant formalism of $f(R)$-gravity is investigated in four modes: $i.$ Reconstruction from a negative constant deceleration parameter refereeing to an ever-accelerating universe; $ii.$ Reconstruction from a constant jerk parameter $j=1$ which recovers celebrated $\Lambda \text{CDM}$ mode of evolution; $iii.$ Reconstruction from a variable jerk parameter $j=Q(t)$; and $iv.$ Reconstruction from a slowly varying jerk parameter. Furthermore, two suggestions for enhancing the method are proposed.
[ { "created": "Fri, 10 Jan 2020 18:52:14 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2020-06-24
[ [ "Tajahmad", "Behzad", "" ] ]
Recently, a new strategy to the reconstruction of $f(R)$-gravity models based on the Raychaudhuri equation has been suggested by Choudhury et al. In this paper, utilizing this method, the reconstruction of anisotropic Einstein-Maxwell equation in the $1+3$ covariant formalism of $f(R)$-gravity is investigated in four modes: $i.$ Reconstruction from a negative constant deceleration parameter refereeing to an ever-accelerating universe; $ii.$ Reconstruction from a constant jerk parameter $j=1$ which recovers celebrated $\Lambda \text{CDM}$ mode of evolution; $iii.$ Reconstruction from a variable jerk parameter $j=Q(t)$; and $iv.$ Reconstruction from a slowly varying jerk parameter. Furthermore, two suggestions for enhancing the method are proposed.
2310.20147
Jonathan Engle
Jonathan Engle and Simone Speziale
Spinfoams: Foundations
43 pages, 1 figure, Invited Chapter for the Handbook of Quantum Gravity (Eds. Bambi, Modesto and Shapiro, Springer 2023)
In: Bambi, C., Modesto, L., Shapiro, I. (eds) Handbook of Quantum Gravity. Springer, Singapore (2023)
10.1007/978-981-19-3079-9_99-1
null
gr-qc hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Spinfoams provide a framework for the dynamics of loop quantum gravity that is manifestly covariant under the full four-dimensional diffeomorphism symmetry group of general relativity. In this way they complete the ideal of three-dimensional diffeomorphism covariance that consistently motivates loop quantum gravity at every step. Specifically, spinfoam models aim to provide a projector onto, and a physical inner product on, the simultaneous kernel of all of the constraints of loop quantum gravity by means of a discretization of the gravitational path integral. In the limit of small Planck constant, they are closely related to the path integral for Regge calculus, while at the same time retaining all of the tools of a canonical quantum theory of gravity. They may also be understood as generalizations of well-understood state sum models for topological quantum field theories. In this chapter, we review all of these aspects of spinfoams, as well as review in detail the derivation of the currently most used spinfoam model, the EPRL model, calculational tools for it, and the various extensions of it in the literature. We additionally summarize some of the successes and open problems in the field.
[ { "created": "Tue, 31 Oct 2023 03:30:23 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2023-11-01
[ [ "Engle", "Jonathan", "" ], [ "Speziale", "Simone", "" ] ]
Spinfoams provide a framework for the dynamics of loop quantum gravity that is manifestly covariant under the full four-dimensional diffeomorphism symmetry group of general relativity. In this way they complete the ideal of three-dimensional diffeomorphism covariance that consistently motivates loop quantum gravity at every step. Specifically, spinfoam models aim to provide a projector onto, and a physical inner product on, the simultaneous kernel of all of the constraints of loop quantum gravity by means of a discretization of the gravitational path integral. In the limit of small Planck constant, they are closely related to the path integral for Regge calculus, while at the same time retaining all of the tools of a canonical quantum theory of gravity. They may also be understood as generalizations of well-understood state sum models for topological quantum field theories. In this chapter, we review all of these aspects of spinfoams, as well as review in detail the derivation of the currently most used spinfoam model, the EPRL model, calculational tools for it, and the various extensions of it in the literature. We additionally summarize some of the successes and open problems in the field.
2402.19459
Jonathan Oppenheim
Jonathan Oppenheim and Andrea Russo
Anomalous contribution to galactic rotation curves due to stochastic spacetime
v2 : a comment added, and more critical discussion extended, v3 : comparison with tabletop experiments added
null
null
null
gr-qc astro-ph.GA hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We consider a proposed alternative to quantum gravity, in which the spacetime metric is treated as classical, even while matter fields remain quantum. Consistency of the theory necessarily requires that the metric evolve stochastically. Here, we show that this stochastic behaviour leads to a modification of general relativity at low accelerations. In the low acceleration regime, the variance in the acceleration produced by the gravitational field is high in comparison to that produced by the Newtonian potential, and can act as an entropic force, causing a deviation from Einstein's theory of general relativity. We show that in this "diffusion regime", the entropic force acts from a gravitational point of view, as if it were a contribution to the matter distribution. We compute modifications to the expectation value of the metric via the path integral formalism, and find an anomalous contribution which corresponds to a cosmological constant, anti-correlated with a contribution which has been used to fit galactic rotation curves without dark matter. We caution that a greater understanding of this effect is needed before conclusions can be drawn, most likely through numerical simulations, and provide a template for computing the deviation from general relativity which serves as an experimental signature of the Brownian motion of spacetime.
[ { "created": "Thu, 29 Feb 2024 18:52:40 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 1 May 2024 17:54:56 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:39:00 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2024-07-23
[ [ "Oppenheim", "Jonathan", "" ], [ "Russo", "Andrea", "" ] ]
We consider a proposed alternative to quantum gravity, in which the spacetime metric is treated as classical, even while matter fields remain quantum. Consistency of the theory necessarily requires that the metric evolve stochastically. Here, we show that this stochastic behaviour leads to a modification of general relativity at low accelerations. In the low acceleration regime, the variance in the acceleration produced by the gravitational field is high in comparison to that produced by the Newtonian potential, and can act as an entropic force, causing a deviation from Einstein's theory of general relativity. We show that in this "diffusion regime", the entropic force acts from a gravitational point of view, as if it were a contribution to the matter distribution. We compute modifications to the expectation value of the metric via the path integral formalism, and find an anomalous contribution which corresponds to a cosmological constant, anti-correlated with a contribution which has been used to fit galactic rotation curves without dark matter. We caution that a greater understanding of this effect is needed before conclusions can be drawn, most likely through numerical simulations, and provide a template for computing the deviation from general relativity which serves as an experimental signature of the Brownian motion of spacetime.
1903.08556
Sara Saghafi
Sara Saghafi, Koroush Nozari and Milad Hajebrahimi
Thermodynamics of Non-Commutative Scalar-Tensor-Vector Gravity Black holes
17 pages, 5 figures
International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics,2020
10.1142/S0219887821500249
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
In this paper, we analyze the thermodynamic stability of Schwarzschild Modified Gravity (MOG) black holes in a non-commutative framework. We show that, unlike a commutative MOG black hole, in the coherent state picture of non-commutativity MOG black holes are thermodynamically stable. At the final stage of evaporation, a stable remnant with zero temperature and finite entropy is left in this noncommutative framework. Also, we consider Parikh-Wilczek tunneling mechanism of massive particles from non-commutative MOG black holes and demonstrate that information leaks out of non-commutative MOG black holes in the form of some non-thermal correlations.
[ { "created": "Tue, 19 Mar 2019 14:38:16 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 21 Mar 2019 14:29:42 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Mon, 25 Mar 2019 19:48:01 GMT", "version": "v3" }, { "created": "Mon, 8 Apr 2019 05:01:05 GMT", "version": "v4" }, { "created": "Thu, 20 Aug 2020 13:52:12 GMT", "version": "v5" } ]
2020-12-02
[ [ "Saghafi", "Sara", "" ], [ "Nozari", "Koroush", "" ], [ "Hajebrahimi", "Milad", "" ] ]
In this paper, we analyze the thermodynamic stability of Schwarzschild Modified Gravity (MOG) black holes in a non-commutative framework. We show that, unlike a commutative MOG black hole, in the coherent state picture of non-commutativity MOG black holes are thermodynamically stable. At the final stage of evaporation, a stable remnant with zero temperature and finite entropy is left in this noncommutative framework. Also, we consider Parikh-Wilczek tunneling mechanism of massive particles from non-commutative MOG black holes and demonstrate that information leaks out of non-commutative MOG black holes in the form of some non-thermal correlations.
0705.2325
Orfeu Bertolami
Orfeu Bertolami
A Curvature Principle for the interaction between universes
Essay selected for an honorable mention by the Gravity Research Foundation, 2007. Plain latex, 8 pages
Gen.Rel.Grav.40:1891-1898,2008
10.1007/s10714-008-0608-6
DF/IST-2.2007
gr-qc
null
We propose a Curvature Principle to describe the dynamics of interacting universes in a multi-universe scenario and show, in the context of a simplified model, how interaction drives the cosmological constant of one of the universes toward a vanishingly small value. We also conjecture on how the proposed Curvature Principle suggests a solution for the entropy paradox of a universe where the cosmological constant vanishes.
[ { "created": "Wed, 16 May 2007 10:49:57 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2008-11-26
[ [ "Bertolami", "Orfeu", "" ] ]
We propose a Curvature Principle to describe the dynamics of interacting universes in a multi-universe scenario and show, in the context of a simplified model, how interaction drives the cosmological constant of one of the universes toward a vanishingly small value. We also conjecture on how the proposed Curvature Principle suggests a solution for the entropy paradox of a universe where the cosmological constant vanishes.
2307.04325
Tayyab Naseer
M. Sharif, Tayyab Naseer
Influence of Charge on Anisotropic Class-one Solution in Non-minimally Coupled Gravity
37 pages, 11 figures
Phys. Scr. 97(2022)125016
10.1088/1402-4896/aca142
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
This paper studies charged star models associated with anisotropic matter distribution in $f(\mathcal{R},\mathcal{T},\mathcal{Q})$ theory, where $\mathcal{Q}=\mathcal{R}_{\phi\psi}\mathcal{T}^{\phi\psi}$. For this purpose, we take a linear model of this gravity as $\mathcal{R}+\zeta\mathcal{Q}$, where $\zeta$ represents a coupling constant. We consider a self-gravitating spherical geometry in the presence of electromagnetic field and generate solution to the modified field equations by using the ``embedding class-one'' condition and $\mathbb{MIT}$ bag model equation of state. The observational data (masses and radii) of four different stellar models like 4U 1820-30,~SAX J 1808.4-3658,~SMC X-4 and Her X-I is employed to analyze the effects of charge on their physical properties. Finally, the effect of the coupling constant is checked on the viability, hydrostatic equilibrium condition and stability of the resulting solution. We conclude that the considered models show viable and stable behavior for all the considered values of charge and $\zeta$.
[ { "created": "Mon, 10 Jul 2023 03:39:39 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2023-07-11
[ [ "Sharif", "M.", "" ], [ "Naseer", "Tayyab", "" ] ]
This paper studies charged star models associated with anisotropic matter distribution in $f(\mathcal{R},\mathcal{T},\mathcal{Q})$ theory, where $\mathcal{Q}=\mathcal{R}_{\phi\psi}\mathcal{T}^{\phi\psi}$. For this purpose, we take a linear model of this gravity as $\mathcal{R}+\zeta\mathcal{Q}$, where $\zeta$ represents a coupling constant. We consider a self-gravitating spherical geometry in the presence of electromagnetic field and generate solution to the modified field equations by using the ``embedding class-one'' condition and $\mathbb{MIT}$ bag model equation of state. The observational data (masses and radii) of four different stellar models like 4U 1820-30,~SAX J 1808.4-3658,~SMC X-4 and Her X-I is employed to analyze the effects of charge on their physical properties. Finally, the effect of the coupling constant is checked on the viability, hydrostatic equilibrium condition and stability of the resulting solution. We conclude that the considered models show viable and stable behavior for all the considered values of charge and $\zeta$.
1911.09094
Jose Socorro Garcia
J. Socorro, S. P\'erez-Pay\'an, Abraham Espinoza-Garc\'ia and Luis Rey D\'iaz-Barr\'on
Cosmological volume acceleration in dust epoch: using scaling solutions and variable cosmological term $\Lambda(t)$ within an anisotropic cosmological model
12 pages, two figures, Mayor changes in abstract, introduction and title, and we add 11 references. To publish in Astrophysics Space Science Journal
null
10.1007/s10509-020-03810-9
null
gr-qc hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Under the premise that the current observations of the cosmic microwave background radiation set a very stringent limit to the anisotropy of the universe, we consider an anistropic model in the presence of a barotropic perfect fluid and a homogeneous scalar field, which transits to a flat FRW cosmology for late times in a dust epoch, presenting an accelerated volume expansion. Furtheremore, the scalar field is identified with a varying cosmological term via $V(\phi(t))=2\Lambda(t)$. Exact solutions to the EKG system are obtained by proposing an anisotropic extension of the scaling solutions scenario: $\rm\rho\sim \eta^{-n},\ \rho_\phi\sim \eta^{-m}$, with $\rm\eta^3=a_1a_2a_3$ the volume function of the anistropic model ($\rm a_1,\, a_2,\, a_3$ being the scale factors).
[ { "created": "Wed, 20 Nov 2019 05:18:00 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Fri, 29 May 2020 19:15:58 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2020-06-02
[ [ "Socorro", "J.", "" ], [ "Pérez-Payán", "S.", "" ], [ "Espinoza-García", "Abraham", "" ], [ "Díaz-Barrón", "Luis Rey", "" ] ]
Under the premise that the current observations of the cosmic microwave background radiation set a very stringent limit to the anisotropy of the universe, we consider an anistropic model in the presence of a barotropic perfect fluid and a homogeneous scalar field, which transits to a flat FRW cosmology for late times in a dust epoch, presenting an accelerated volume expansion. Furtheremore, the scalar field is identified with a varying cosmological term via $V(\phi(t))=2\Lambda(t)$. Exact solutions to the EKG system are obtained by proposing an anisotropic extension of the scaling solutions scenario: $\rm\rho\sim \eta^{-n},\ \rho_\phi\sim \eta^{-m}$, with $\rm\eta^3=a_1a_2a_3$ the volume function of the anistropic model ($\rm a_1,\, a_2,\, a_3$ being the scale factors).
gr-qc/0207019
Yasusada Nambu
Yasusada Nambu and Shin-ichi Ohokata
Long-wavelength Cosmological Perturbation in the Universe with Multiple Perfect Fluids
to be published in CQG
Class.Quant.Grav. 19 (2002) 4263-4272
10.1088/0264-9381/19/16/303
null
gr-qc
null
We investigate the large scale cosmological perturbation in the Universe with multiple perfect fluids. Using the long-wavelength approximation with Hamilton-Jacobi method, we derive the formula for the gauge invariant comoving curvature perturbation. As an application of our approach, we examine the large scale perturbation in a brane cosmology.
[ { "created": "Wed, 3 Jul 2002 07:42:10 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2009-11-07
[ [ "Nambu", "Yasusada", "" ], [ "Ohokata", "Shin-ichi", "" ] ]
We investigate the large scale cosmological perturbation in the Universe with multiple perfect fluids. Using the long-wavelength approximation with Hamilton-Jacobi method, we derive the formula for the gauge invariant comoving curvature perturbation. As an application of our approach, we examine the large scale perturbation in a brane cosmology.
1401.3279
Sumanta Chakraborty
Sumanta Chakraborty, Soumitra SenGupta
Bulk scalar field in warped extra dimensional models
Mathches published version; 14 pages, two figures
Phys. Rev. D 89, 126001 (2014)
10.1103/PhysRevD.89.126001
null
gr-qc hep-ph hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
This work presents a general formalism to analyze a generic bulk scalar field in a multiple warped extra-dimensional model with arbitrary number of extra dimensions. The Kaluza-Klein mass modes along with the self-interaction couplings are determined and the possibility of having lowest lying KK mode masses near TeV scale are discussed. Also some numerical values for low-lying KK modes has been presented showing explicit localization around TeV scale. It is argued that the appearance of large number of closely spaced KK modes with enhanced coupling may prompt possible new signatures in collider physics.
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2014-06-05
[ [ "Chakraborty", "Sumanta", "" ], [ "SenGupta", "Soumitra", "" ] ]
This work presents a general formalism to analyze a generic bulk scalar field in a multiple warped extra-dimensional model with arbitrary number of extra dimensions. The Kaluza-Klein mass modes along with the self-interaction couplings are determined and the possibility of having lowest lying KK mode masses near TeV scale are discussed. Also some numerical values for low-lying KK modes has been presented showing explicit localization around TeV scale. It is argued that the appearance of large number of closely spaced KK modes with enhanced coupling may prompt possible new signatures in collider physics.
0912.0476
Valeriu Predoi
V. Predoi, J. Clark, T. Creighton, E. Daw, S. Fairhurst, I. S. Heng, J. Kanner, T. Regimbau, P. Shawhan, X. Siemens, P. Sutton, A. Vecchio, D. White, G. Woan
Prospects for joint radio telescope and gravitational wave searches for astrophysical transients
12 pages, Amaldi 8 Conference (New York, 2009) proceedings paper
null
10.1088/0264-9381/27/8/084018
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
The radio skies remain mostly unobserved when it comes to transient phenomena. The direct detection of gravitational waves will mark a major milestone of modern astronomy, as an entirely new window will open on the universe. Two apparently independent phenomena can be brought together in a coincident effort that has the potential to boost both searches. In this paper we will outline the scientific case that stands behind these future joint observations and will describe the methods that might be used to conduct the searches and analyze the data. The targeted sources are binary systems of compact objects, known to be strong candidate sources for gravitational waves. Detection of transients coincident in these two channels would be a significant smoking gun for first direct detection of gravitational waves, and would open up a new field for characterization of astrophysical transients involving massive compact objects.
[ { "created": "Wed, 2 Dec 2009 17:47:22 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2015-05-14
[ [ "Predoi", "V.", "" ], [ "Clark", "J.", "" ], [ "Creighton", "T.", "" ], [ "Daw", "E.", "" ], [ "Fairhurst", "S.", "" ], [ "Heng", "I. S.", "" ], [ "Kanner", "J.", "" ], [ "Regimbau", "T.", "" ], [ "Shawhan", "P.", "" ], [ "Siemens", "X.", "" ], [ "Sutton", "P.", "" ], [ "Vecchio", "A.", "" ], [ "White", "D.", "" ], [ "Woan", "G.", "" ] ]
The radio skies remain mostly unobserved when it comes to transient phenomena. The direct detection of gravitational waves will mark a major milestone of modern astronomy, as an entirely new window will open on the universe. Two apparently independent phenomena can be brought together in a coincident effort that has the potential to boost both searches. In this paper we will outline the scientific case that stands behind these future joint observations and will describe the methods that might be used to conduct the searches and analyze the data. The targeted sources are binary systems of compact objects, known to be strong candidate sources for gravitational waves. Detection of transients coincident in these two channels would be a significant smoking gun for first direct detection of gravitational waves, and would open up a new field for characterization of astrophysical transients involving massive compact objects.
1406.3918
Hemwati Nandan
Rashmi Uniyal, Hemwati Nandan and K.D. Purohit
Geodesic Motion in a Charged 2D Stringy Blackhole Spacetime
17 pages, 6 figures
Mod. Phys. Lett. A, Vol. 29, No. 29 (2014) 1450157
10.1142/S0217732314501570
null
gr-qc hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We study the timelike geodesics and geodesic deviation for a two-dimensional stringy blackhole spacetime in Schwarzschild gauge. We have analyzed the properties of effective potential along with the structure of the possible orbits for test particles with different settings of blackhole parameters. The exactly solvable geodesic deviation equation is used to obtain corresponding deviation vector. The nature of deviation and tidal force is also examined in view of the behavior of corresponding deviation vector.The results are also compared with an another two-dimensional stringy blackhole spacetime.
[ { "created": "Mon, 16 Jun 2014 06:54:00 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2014-09-23
[ [ "Uniyal", "Rashmi", "" ], [ "Nandan", "Hemwati", "" ], [ "Purohit", "K. D.", "" ] ]
We study the timelike geodesics and geodesic deviation for a two-dimensional stringy blackhole spacetime in Schwarzschild gauge. We have analyzed the properties of effective potential along with the structure of the possible orbits for test particles with different settings of blackhole parameters. The exactly solvable geodesic deviation equation is used to obtain corresponding deviation vector. The nature of deviation and tidal force is also examined in view of the behavior of corresponding deviation vector.The results are also compared with an another two-dimensional stringy blackhole spacetime.
1602.00697
Pierre Christian
Pierre Christian
Newton's Theorem of Revolving Orbits in Curved Spacetime
10 pages, 7 figures
null
null
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Newton's theorem of revolving orbits states that one can multiply the angular speed of a Keplerian orbit by a factor $k$ by applying a radial inverse cubed force proportional to $(1-k^2)$. In this paper we derive an extension of this theorem in general relativity, valid for the motion of massive particles in any static, spherically symmetric metrics. We verify the Newtonian limit of this extension and demonstrate that there is no such generalization for rotating metrics. Further we also extend the theory to the case of charged particles in the Einstein-Maxwell and Kaluza-Klein theories.
[ { "created": "Mon, 1 Feb 2016 21:00:07 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 29 Feb 2016 20:35:23 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Tue, 4 Oct 2016 23:37:44 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2016-10-06
[ [ "Christian", "Pierre", "" ] ]
Newton's theorem of revolving orbits states that one can multiply the angular speed of a Keplerian orbit by a factor $k$ by applying a radial inverse cubed force proportional to $(1-k^2)$. In this paper we derive an extension of this theorem in general relativity, valid for the motion of massive particles in any static, spherically symmetric metrics. We verify the Newtonian limit of this extension and demonstrate that there is no such generalization for rotating metrics. Further we also extend the theory to the case of charged particles in the Einstein-Maxwell and Kaluza-Klein theories.
0902.0351
Florian Conrady
Florian Conrady and Laurent Freidel (Perimeter Inst. Theor. Phys.)
Quantum geometry from phase space reduction
33 pages, 1 figure
J.Math.Phys.50:123510,2009
10.1063/1.3257109
PI-QG-118
gr-qc math-ph math.MP
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
In this work we give an explicit isomorphism between the usual spin network basis and the direct quantization of the reduced phase space of tetrahedra. The main outcome is a formula that describes the space of SU(2) invariant states by an integral over coherent states satisfying the closure constraint exactly, or equivalently, as an integral over the space of classical tetrahedra. This provides an explicit realization of theorems by Guillemin--Sternberg and Hall that describe the commutation of quantization and reduction. In the final part of the paper, we use our result to express the FK spin foam model as an integral over classical tetrahedra and the asymptotics of the vertex amplitude is determined.
[ { "created": "Mon, 2 Feb 2009 20:50:13 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:37:00 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:20:42 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2010-01-15
[ [ "Conrady", "Florian", "", "Perimeter Inst. Theor. Phys." ], [ "Freidel", "Laurent", "", "Perimeter Inst. Theor. Phys." ] ]
In this work we give an explicit isomorphism between the usual spin network basis and the direct quantization of the reduced phase space of tetrahedra. The main outcome is a formula that describes the space of SU(2) invariant states by an integral over coherent states satisfying the closure constraint exactly, or equivalently, as an integral over the space of classical tetrahedra. This provides an explicit realization of theorems by Guillemin--Sternberg and Hall that describe the commutation of quantization and reduction. In the final part of the paper, we use our result to express the FK spin foam model as an integral over classical tetrahedra and the asymptotics of the vertex amplitude is determined.
gr-qc/9312029
Jorge Pullin
C. Di Bartolo, R. Gambini, J. Griego and J. Pullin
Extended Loops: A New Arena for Nonperturbative Quantum Gravity
12pp, Revtex, no figures, CGPG-93/12-1
Phys.Rev.Lett. 72 (1994) 3638-3641
10.1103/PhysRevLett.72.3638
null
gr-qc hep-th
null
We propose a new representation for gauge theories and quantum gravity. It can be viewed as a generalization of the loop representation. We make use of a recently introduced extension of the group of loops into a Lie Group. This extension allows the use of functional methods to solve the constraint equations. It puts in a precise framework the regularization problems of the loop representation. It has practical advantages in the search for quantum states. We present new solutions to the Wheeler-DeWitt equation that reinforce the conjecture that the Jones Polynomial is a state of nonperturbative quantum gravity.
[ { "created": "Fri, 17 Dec 1993 16:06:53 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2009-10-22
[ [ "Di Bartolo", "C.", "" ], [ "Gambini", "R.", "" ], [ "Griego", "J.", "" ], [ "Pullin", "J.", "" ] ]
We propose a new representation for gauge theories and quantum gravity. It can be viewed as a generalization of the loop representation. We make use of a recently introduced extension of the group of loops into a Lie Group. This extension allows the use of functional methods to solve the constraint equations. It puts in a precise framework the regularization problems of the loop representation. It has practical advantages in the search for quantum states. We present new solutions to the Wheeler-DeWitt equation that reinforce the conjecture that the Jones Polynomial is a state of nonperturbative quantum gravity.
2204.10150
Hajar Belmahi
A. Belhaj, H. Belmahi, M. Benali, H. El Moumni
Light Deflection by Rotating Regular Black Holes with a Cosmological Constant
latex, 16 pages, 4 figures. Accepted for publication in Chin. J. Phys 2022
null
10.1016/j.cjph.2022.04.013
null
gr-qc hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Using the Gauss-Bonnet theorem, we compute and examine the deflection angle of light rays by rotating regular black holes with a cosmological constant. By the help of optical geometries, we first deal with the Hayward black holes with cosmological contributions. Then, we reconsider the study of the Bardeen solutions. We inspect the cosmological constant effect on the deflection angle of light rays. Concretely, we find extra cosmological correction terms generalizing certain obtained findings. Using graphical analysis, we provide a comparative discussion with respect to the Kerr solutions. The results confirm that the non-linear electrodynamic charges affect the space-time geometry by decreasing the deflection angle of light rays by such cosmological black holes.
[ { "created": "Thu, 21 Apr 2022 14:58:43 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2022-11-30
[ [ "Belhaj", "A.", "" ], [ "Belmahi", "H.", "" ], [ "Benali", "M.", "" ], [ "Moumni", "H. El", "" ] ]
Using the Gauss-Bonnet theorem, we compute and examine the deflection angle of light rays by rotating regular black holes with a cosmological constant. By the help of optical geometries, we first deal with the Hayward black holes with cosmological contributions. Then, we reconsider the study of the Bardeen solutions. We inspect the cosmological constant effect on the deflection angle of light rays. Concretely, we find extra cosmological correction terms generalizing certain obtained findings. Using graphical analysis, we provide a comparative discussion with respect to the Kerr solutions. The results confirm that the non-linear electrodynamic charges affect the space-time geometry by decreasing the deflection angle of light rays by such cosmological black holes.
2207.13454
Clifford M. Will
Fatemeh Taherasghari and Clifford M. Will
Modified geodesic equations of motion for compact bodies in alternative theories gravity
8 pages
null
10.1103/PhysRevD.106.064021
null
gr-qc
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
We derive exact, modified geodesic equations for a system of non-spinning, self-gravitating interacting bodies in a class of alternative theories of gravity to general relativity. We use a prescription proposed by Eardley for incorporating the effects of self-gravity within gravitationally bound bodies, in which their masses may depend on invariant quantities constructed from the auxiliary scalar, vector or tensor fields introduced by such theories, evaluated in the vicinity of each body. The forms of the equations are independent of the field equations of the chosen theory. In the case where the masses are strictly constant, the equations reduce to the conventional geodesic equations of general relativity. These equations may be useful tools for deriving equations of motion for compact bodies to high post-Newtonian orders in alternative theories of gravity.
[ { "created": "Wed, 27 Jul 2022 11:12:27 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2022-10-05
[ [ "Taherasghari", "Fatemeh", "" ], [ "Will", "Clifford M.", "" ] ]
We derive exact, modified geodesic equations for a system of non-spinning, self-gravitating interacting bodies in a class of alternative theories of gravity to general relativity. We use a prescription proposed by Eardley for incorporating the effects of self-gravity within gravitationally bound bodies, in which their masses may depend on invariant quantities constructed from the auxiliary scalar, vector or tensor fields introduced by such theories, evaluated in the vicinity of each body. The forms of the equations are independent of the field equations of the chosen theory. In the case where the masses are strictly constant, the equations reduce to the conventional geodesic equations of general relativity. These equations may be useful tools for deriving equations of motion for compact bodies to high post-Newtonian orders in alternative theories of gravity.
1205.2481
Luca Lusanna
Luca Lusanna
From Clock Synchronization to Dark Matter as a Relativistic Inertial Effect
90 pages. Lecture at BOSS2011
null
10.1007/978-3-319-00215-6_8
null
gr-qc astro-ph.CO hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Lecture at BOSS2011 on relativistic metrology, on clock synchronization, relativistic dynamics and non-inertial frames in Minkowski spacetime, on relativistic atomic physics, on ADM canonical tetrad gravity in asymptotically Minkowskian spacetimes, on the York canonical basis identifying the inertial (gauge) and tidal degrees of freedom of the gravitational field, on the Post-Minkowskian linearization in 3-orthogonal gauges, on the Post-Newtonian limit of matter Hamilton equations, on the possibility to interpret dark matter as a relativistic inertial effect connected with relativistic metrology (i.e. clock synchronization) in Einstein GR.
[ { "created": "Fri, 11 May 2012 10:56:25 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2015-06-05
[ [ "Lusanna", "Luca", "" ] ]
Lecture at BOSS2011 on relativistic metrology, on clock synchronization, relativistic dynamics and non-inertial frames in Minkowski spacetime, on relativistic atomic physics, on ADM canonical tetrad gravity in asymptotically Minkowskian spacetimes, on the York canonical basis identifying the inertial (gauge) and tidal degrees of freedom of the gravitational field, on the Post-Minkowskian linearization in 3-orthogonal gauges, on the Post-Newtonian limit of matter Hamilton equations, on the possibility to interpret dark matter as a relativistic inertial effect connected with relativistic metrology (i.e. clock synchronization) in Einstein GR.
1801.08373
Rabin Banerjee
Rabin Banerjee and Pradip Mukherjee
On the subtelties of nonrelativistic reduction and applications
29 pages, no figure
null
10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2018.11.002
null
gr-qc hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Various subtleties and problems associated with nonrelativistic (NR) reduction of a scalar field theory to the Schroedinger theory are discussed. Contrary to the usual approaches that discuss the mapping among the equations of motion or the actions, we highlight the mapping among the space time generators. Using a null reduction we show the embedding of the conformal generators of the Schroedinger theory to that of a complex scalar theory in one higher dimension. As applications we reveal the conformal symmetry in hydrodynamics and the obtention of NR diffeomorphism symmetry from the relativistic one. A geometrical connection based on Horava-Lifshitz and Newton-Cartan spacetime is discussed.
[ { "created": "Thu, 25 Jan 2018 12:20:50 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2018-12-05
[ [ "Banerjee", "Rabin", "" ], [ "Mukherjee", "Pradip", "" ] ]
Various subtleties and problems associated with nonrelativistic (NR) reduction of a scalar field theory to the Schroedinger theory are discussed. Contrary to the usual approaches that discuss the mapping among the equations of motion or the actions, we highlight the mapping among the space time generators. Using a null reduction we show the embedding of the conformal generators of the Schroedinger theory to that of a complex scalar theory in one higher dimension. As applications we reveal the conformal symmetry in hydrodynamics and the obtention of NR diffeomorphism symmetry from the relativistic one. A geometrical connection based on Horava-Lifshitz and Newton-Cartan spacetime is discussed.
gr-qc/0502095
Pavel Krtous
Pavel Krtous, Jiri Podolsky
Asymptotic directional structure of radiative fields in spacetimes with a cosmological constant
CQG Topical Review (44 pages, 6 figures)
Class.Quant.Grav. 21 (2004) R233-R273
null
null
gr-qc
null
We analyze the directional properties of general gravitational, electromagnetic, and spin-s fields near conformal infinity I. The fields are evaluated in normalized tetrads which are parallelly propagated along null geodesics which approach a point P of I. The standard peeling-off property is recovered and its meaning is discussed and refined. When the (local) character of the conformal infinity is null, such as in asymptotically flat spacetimes, the dominant term which is identified with radiation is unique. However, for spacetimes with a non-vanishing cosmological constant the conformal infinity is spacelike (for Lambda>0) or timelike (for Lambda<0), and the radiative component of each field depends substantially on the null direction along which P is approached. The directional dependence of asymptotic fields near such de Sitter-like or anti-de Sitter-like I is explicitly found and described. We demonstrate that the corresponding directional structure of radiation has a universal character that is determined by the algebraic (Petrov) type of the field. In particular, when Lambda>0 the radiation vanishes only along directions which are opposite to principal null directions. For Lambda<0 the directional dependence is more complicated because it is necessary to distinguish outgoing and ingoing radiation. Near such anti-de Sitter-like conformal infinity the corresponding directional structures differ, depending not only on the number and degeneracy of the principal null directions at P but also on their specific orientation with respect to I. The directional structure of radiation near (anti-)de Sitter-like infinities supplements the standard peeling-off property of spin-s fields. This offers a better understanding of the asymptotic behaviour of the fields near conformal infinity.
[ { "created": "Tue, 22 Feb 2005 16:06:14 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2007-05-23
[ [ "Krtous", "Pavel", "" ], [ "Podolsky", "Jiri", "" ] ]
We analyze the directional properties of general gravitational, electromagnetic, and spin-s fields near conformal infinity I. The fields are evaluated in normalized tetrads which are parallelly propagated along null geodesics which approach a point P of I. The standard peeling-off property is recovered and its meaning is discussed and refined. When the (local) character of the conformal infinity is null, such as in asymptotically flat spacetimes, the dominant term which is identified with radiation is unique. However, for spacetimes with a non-vanishing cosmological constant the conformal infinity is spacelike (for Lambda>0) or timelike (for Lambda<0), and the radiative component of each field depends substantially on the null direction along which P is approached. The directional dependence of asymptotic fields near such de Sitter-like or anti-de Sitter-like I is explicitly found and described. We demonstrate that the corresponding directional structure of radiation has a universal character that is determined by the algebraic (Petrov) type of the field. In particular, when Lambda>0 the radiation vanishes only along directions which are opposite to principal null directions. For Lambda<0 the directional dependence is more complicated because it is necessary to distinguish outgoing and ingoing radiation. Near such anti-de Sitter-like conformal infinity the corresponding directional structures differ, depending not only on the number and degeneracy of the principal null directions at P but also on their specific orientation with respect to I. The directional structure of radiation near (anti-)de Sitter-like infinities supplements the standard peeling-off property of spin-s fields. This offers a better understanding of the asymptotic behaviour of the fields near conformal infinity.
1109.5793
Hanno Sahlmann
Hanno Sahlmann and Thomas Thiemann
Chern-Simons expectation values and quantum horizons from LQG and the Duflo map
5 pages, 2 figures. v2: update of bibliography, correction of typos, virtually identical to published version
Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 111303 (2012)
10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.111303
APCTP Pre2011-007
gr-qc math-ph math.MP math.QA
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We report on a new approach to the calculation of Chern-Simons theory expectation values, using the mathematical underpinnings of loop quantum gravity, as well as the Duflo map, a quantization map for functions on Lie algebras. These new developments can be used in the quantum theory for certain types of black hole horizons, and they may offer new insights for loop quantum gravity, Chern-Simons theory and the theory of quantum groups.
[ { "created": "Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:28:34 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:21:28 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2012-03-28
[ [ "Sahlmann", "Hanno", "" ], [ "Thiemann", "Thomas", "" ] ]
We report on a new approach to the calculation of Chern-Simons theory expectation values, using the mathematical underpinnings of loop quantum gravity, as well as the Duflo map, a quantization map for functions on Lie algebras. These new developments can be used in the quantum theory for certain types of black hole horizons, and they may offer new insights for loop quantum gravity, Chern-Simons theory and the theory of quantum groups.
2209.10851
Quentin Baghi
Quentin Baghi, John G. Baker, Jacob Slutsky, James Ira Thorpe
Fully data-driven time-delay interferometry with time-varying delays
12 pages, 7 figures. Update Eqs. (1) and (2) to generalize them to all possible TDI combinations. Other minor changes
Annalen Der Physik 2023, 2200447
10.1002/andp.202200447
null
gr-qc astro-ph.IM
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Raw space-based gravitational-wave data like LISA's phase measurements are dominated by laser frequency noise. The standard technique to make this data usable for science is time-delay interferometry (TDI), which cancels laser noise terms by forming suitable combinations of delayed measurements. We recently introduced the basic concepts of an alternative approach which, unlike TDI, does not rely on independent knowledge of temporal correlations in the dominant noise. Instead, our automated Principal Component Interferometry (aPCI) processing only assumes that one can produce some linear combinations of the temporally nearby regularly spaced phase measurements, which cancel the laser noise. Then we let the data reveal those combinations. Our previous work relies on the simplifying additional assumption that the filters which lead to the laser-noise-free data streams are time-independent. In LISA, however, these filters will vary as the constellation armlengths evolve. Here, we discuss a generalization of the basic aPCI concept compatible with data dominated by a still unmodeled but slowly varying noise covariance. Despite its independence on any model, aPCI successfully mitigates laser frequency noise below the other noises' level, and its sensitivity to gravitational waves is the same as the state-of-the-art second-generation TDI, up to a 2\% error.
[ { "created": "Thu, 22 Sep 2022 08:33:58 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 11 Apr 2023 09:11:52 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2023-04-12
[ [ "Baghi", "Quentin", "" ], [ "Baker", "John G.", "" ], [ "Slutsky", "Jacob", "" ], [ "Thorpe", "James Ira", "" ] ]
Raw space-based gravitational-wave data like LISA's phase measurements are dominated by laser frequency noise. The standard technique to make this data usable for science is time-delay interferometry (TDI), which cancels laser noise terms by forming suitable combinations of delayed measurements. We recently introduced the basic concepts of an alternative approach which, unlike TDI, does not rely on independent knowledge of temporal correlations in the dominant noise. Instead, our automated Principal Component Interferometry (aPCI) processing only assumes that one can produce some linear combinations of the temporally nearby regularly spaced phase measurements, which cancel the laser noise. Then we let the data reveal those combinations. Our previous work relies on the simplifying additional assumption that the filters which lead to the laser-noise-free data streams are time-independent. In LISA, however, these filters will vary as the constellation armlengths evolve. Here, we discuss a generalization of the basic aPCI concept compatible with data dominated by a still unmodeled but slowly varying noise covariance. Despite its independence on any model, aPCI successfully mitigates laser frequency noise below the other noises' level, and its sensitivity to gravitational waves is the same as the state-of-the-art second-generation TDI, up to a 2\% error.
2207.13654
Sergey Paston
S.A. Paston, T.I. Zaitseva
Canonical formulation of embedding gravity in a form of General Relativity with dark matter
LaTeX, 15 pages. This version corresponds to the published one
Gravitation and Cosmology 29 (2023) 153
10.1134/S0202289323020093
null
gr-qc hep-th math-ph math.MP
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We study embedding gravity, a modified theory of gravity, in which our space-time is assumed to be a four-dimensional surface in flat ten-dimensional space. Based on a simple geometric idea, this theory can be reformulated as General Relativity with additional degrees of freedom and contribution to action, which can be interpreted as describing dark matter. We study the canonical formalism for such a formulation of embedding gravity. After solving simple constraints, the Hamiltonian is reduced to a linear combination of four first class constraints with Lagrange multipliers. There still remain six pairs of second class constraints. Possible ways of taking these constraints into account are discussed. We show that one way of solving the constraints leads to the canonical system going into the previously known canonical formulation of the complete embedding theory with an implicitly defined constraint.
[ { "created": "Wed, 27 Jul 2022 17:20:08 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 3 Jul 2023 11:34:26 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2023-07-04
[ [ "Paston", "S. A.", "" ], [ "Zaitseva", "T. I.", "" ] ]
We study embedding gravity, a modified theory of gravity, in which our space-time is assumed to be a four-dimensional surface in flat ten-dimensional space. Based on a simple geometric idea, this theory can be reformulated as General Relativity with additional degrees of freedom and contribution to action, which can be interpreted as describing dark matter. We study the canonical formalism for such a formulation of embedding gravity. After solving simple constraints, the Hamiltonian is reduced to a linear combination of four first class constraints with Lagrange multipliers. There still remain six pairs of second class constraints. Possible ways of taking these constraints into account are discussed. We show that one way of solving the constraints leads to the canonical system going into the previously known canonical formulation of the complete embedding theory with an implicitly defined constraint.
2211.15534
Ming Zhang
Chaoxi Fang, Jie Jiang, Ming Zhang
Revisiting thermodynamic topologies of black holes
18 pages
null
10.1007/JHEP01(2023)102
null
gr-qc hep-th
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
In the generalized off-shell free energy landscape, black holes can be treated as thermodynamic topological defects. The local topological properties of the spacetime can be reflected by the winding numbers at the defects, while the global topological nature can be classified by the topological number which is the sum of all local winding numbers. We propose that the winding numbers can be calculated via the residues of isolated one-order pole points of characterized functions constructed from the off-shell free energy. Using the residue method, we show that the topologies of black holes can be divided into three classes with the topological numbers being -1, 0, and 1, respectively, being consistent with the results obtained in [Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 191101 (2022)] by using the topological current method. Moreover, we point out that standard defect points, generation and annihilation points, and critical points can be distinguished by coefficients of the Laurent series of the off-shell characterized function at those singular points.
[ { "created": "Mon, 28 Nov 2022 16:42:37 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Sat, 3 Dec 2022 02:46:24 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Sat, 31 Dec 2022 09:51:40 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2023-02-08
[ [ "Fang", "Chaoxi", "" ], [ "Jiang", "Jie", "" ], [ "Zhang", "Ming", "" ] ]
In the generalized off-shell free energy landscape, black holes can be treated as thermodynamic topological defects. The local topological properties of the spacetime can be reflected by the winding numbers at the defects, while the global topological nature can be classified by the topological number which is the sum of all local winding numbers. We propose that the winding numbers can be calculated via the residues of isolated one-order pole points of characterized functions constructed from the off-shell free energy. Using the residue method, we show that the topologies of black holes can be divided into three classes with the topological numbers being -1, 0, and 1, respectively, being consistent with the results obtained in [Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 191101 (2022)] by using the topological current method. Moreover, we point out that standard defect points, generation and annihilation points, and critical points can be distinguished by coefficients of the Laurent series of the off-shell characterized function at those singular points.
gr-qc/9907094
The Mammouth
Tamath Rainsford (University of Adelaide)
Newtonian and Post-Newtonian approximations of the k = 0 Friedmann Robertson Walker Cosmology
11 pages, Latex, corrected typos
Gen.Rel.Grav. 32 (2000) 719-733
10.1023/A:1001971203318
The University of Adelaide preprint 9929M84
gr-qc
null
In a previous paper we derived a post-Newtonian approximation to cosmology which, in contrast to former Newtonian and post-Newtonian cosmological theories, has a well-posed initial value problem. In this paper, this new post-Newtonian theory is compared with the fully general relativistic theory, in the context of the k = 0 Friedmann Robertson Walker cosmologies. It is found that the post-Newtonian theory reproduces the results of its general relativistic counterpart, whilst the Newtonian theory does not.
[ { "created": "Wed, 28 Jul 1999 08:47:40 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Sun, 12 Sep 1999 07:41:45 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2015-06-25
[ [ "Rainsford", "Tamath", "", "University of Adelaide" ] ]
In a previous paper we derived a post-Newtonian approximation to cosmology which, in contrast to former Newtonian and post-Newtonian cosmological theories, has a well-posed initial value problem. In this paper, this new post-Newtonian theory is compared with the fully general relativistic theory, in the context of the k = 0 Friedmann Robertson Walker cosmologies. It is found that the post-Newtonian theory reproduces the results of its general relativistic counterpart, whilst the Newtonian theory does not.
2210.14574
Marie-No\"elle C\'el\'erier
Marie-No\"elle C\'el\'erier
Fully integrated interior solutions of GR for stationary rigidly rotating cylindrical perfect fluids
11 pages, no figure
null
10.1063/5.0131945
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
In an important series of articles published during the 70's, Krasi\'nski displayed a class of interior solutions of the Einstein field equations sourced by a stationary isentropic rotating cylinder of perfect fluid. However, these solutions depend on an unspecified arbitrary function, which lead the author to claim that the equation of state of the fluid could not be obtained directly from the field equations but had to be added by hand. In the present article, we use a double ansatz which we have developed in 2021 and implemented at length into a series of recent papers displaying exact interior solutions for a stationary rotating cylindrically symmetric fluid with anisotropic pressure. This ansatz allows us to obtain here a fully integrated class of solutions to the Einstein equations, written with the use of very simple analytical functions, and to show that the equation of state of the fluid follows naturally from these field equations.
[ { "created": "Wed, 26 Oct 2022 09:14:26 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 7 Aug 2023 07:31:49 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2023-08-08
[ [ "Célérier", "Marie-Noëlle", "" ] ]
In an important series of articles published during the 70's, Krasi\'nski displayed a class of interior solutions of the Einstein field equations sourced by a stationary isentropic rotating cylinder of perfect fluid. However, these solutions depend on an unspecified arbitrary function, which lead the author to claim that the equation of state of the fluid could not be obtained directly from the field equations but had to be added by hand. In the present article, we use a double ansatz which we have developed in 2021 and implemented at length into a series of recent papers displaying exact interior solutions for a stationary rotating cylindrically symmetric fluid with anisotropic pressure. This ansatz allows us to obtain here a fully integrated class of solutions to the Einstein equations, written with the use of very simple analytical functions, and to show that the equation of state of the fluid follows naturally from these field equations.
0910.2936
Martin Bojowald
Martin Bojowald
Quantum geometry and quantum dynamics at the Planck scale
10 pages, 2 figures, Proceedings of "The Planck Scale" (XXV Max Born Symposium, Wroclaw)
AIP Conf. Proc.1196:62-71, 2009
10.1063/1.3284401
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Canonical quantum gravity provides insights into the quantum dynamics as well as quantum geometry of space-time by its implications for constraints. Loop quantum gravity in particular requires specific corrections due to its quantization procedure, which also results in a discrete picture of space. The corresponding changes compared to the classical behavior can most easily be analyzed in isotropic models, but perturbations around them are more involved. For one type of corrections, consistent equations have been found which shed light on the underlying space-time structure at the Planck scale: not just quantum dynamics but also the concept of space-time manifolds changes in quantum gravity. Effective line elements provide indications for possible relationships to other frameworks, such as non-commutative geometry.
[ { "created": "Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:55:58 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2015-05-14
[ [ "Bojowald", "Martin", "" ] ]
Canonical quantum gravity provides insights into the quantum dynamics as well as quantum geometry of space-time by its implications for constraints. Loop quantum gravity in particular requires specific corrections due to its quantization procedure, which also results in a discrete picture of space. The corresponding changes compared to the classical behavior can most easily be analyzed in isotropic models, but perturbations around them are more involved. For one type of corrections, consistent equations have been found which shed light on the underlying space-time structure at the Planck scale: not just quantum dynamics but also the concept of space-time manifolds changes in quantum gravity. Effective line elements provide indications for possible relationships to other frameworks, such as non-commutative geometry.
0707.0409
Pavel Krtous
David Kubiznak, Pavel Krtous
On conformal Killing-Yano tensors for Plebanski-Demianski family of solutions
7 pages, no figures
Phys.Rev.D76:084036,2007
10.1103/PhysRevD.76.084036
Alberta-Thy-15-07
gr-qc hep-th
null
We present the explicit expressions for the conformal Killing-Yano tensors for the Plebanski-Demianski family of type D solutions in four dimensions. Some physically important special cases are discussed in more detail. In particular, it is demonstrated how the conformal Killing-Yano tensor becomes the Killing-Yano tensor for the solutions without acceleration. A possible generalization into higher dimensions is studied. Whereas the transition from the nonaccelerating to accelerating solutions in four dimensions is achieved by the conformal rescaling of the metric, we show that such a procedure is not sufficiently general in higher dimensions - only the maximally symmetric spacetimes in 'accelerated' coordinates are obtained.
[ { "created": "Tue, 3 Jul 2007 12:47:59 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2008-11-26
[ [ "Kubiznak", "David", "" ], [ "Krtous", "Pavel", "" ] ]
We present the explicit expressions for the conformal Killing-Yano tensors for the Plebanski-Demianski family of type D solutions in four dimensions. Some physically important special cases are discussed in more detail. In particular, it is demonstrated how the conformal Killing-Yano tensor becomes the Killing-Yano tensor for the solutions without acceleration. A possible generalization into higher dimensions is studied. Whereas the transition from the nonaccelerating to accelerating solutions in four dimensions is achieved by the conformal rescaling of the metric, we show that such a procedure is not sufficiently general in higher dimensions - only the maximally symmetric spacetimes in 'accelerated' coordinates are obtained.
gr-qc/0508116
Roy Maartens
Richard A. Brown, Roy Maartens, Eleftherios Papantonopoulos, Vassilis Zamarias
A late-accelerating universe with no dark energy - and a finite-temperature big bang
revised title and minor improvements, additional references; to appear JCAP
JCAP 0511 (2005) 008
10.1088/1475-7516/2005/11/008
null
gr-qc astro-ph hep-th
null
Brane-world models offer the possibility of explaining the late acceleration of the universe via infra-red modifications to General Relativity, rather than a dark energy field. However, one also expects ultra-violet modifications to General Relativity, when high-energy stringy effects in the early universe begin to grow. We generalize the DGP brane-world model via an ultra-violet modification, in the form of a Gauss-Bonnet term in the bulk action. The combination of infra-red and ultra-violet modifications produces an intriguing cosmology. The DGP feature of late-time acceleration without dark energy is preserved, but there is an entirely new feature - there is no hot big bang in the early universe. The universe starts with finite density and pressure, from a "sudden" curvature singularity.
[ { "created": "Sun, 28 Aug 2005 14:22:51 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 31 Oct 2005 12:23:10 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2009-11-11
[ [ "Brown", "Richard A.", "" ], [ "Maartens", "Roy", "" ], [ "Papantonopoulos", "Eleftherios", "" ], [ "Zamarias", "Vassilis", "" ] ]
Brane-world models offer the possibility of explaining the late acceleration of the universe via infra-red modifications to General Relativity, rather than a dark energy field. However, one also expects ultra-violet modifications to General Relativity, when high-energy stringy effects in the early universe begin to grow. We generalize the DGP brane-world model via an ultra-violet modification, in the form of a Gauss-Bonnet term in the bulk action. The combination of infra-red and ultra-violet modifications produces an intriguing cosmology. The DGP feature of late-time acceleration without dark energy is preserved, but there is an entirely new feature - there is no hot big bang in the early universe. The universe starts with finite density and pressure, from a "sudden" curvature singularity.
gr-qc/9909037
H. E. Puthoff, . D.
H. E. Puthoff
Polarizable-Vacuum (PV) representation of general relativity
corrected missing minus signs in eqns 68 and 71
Found.Phys. 32 (2002) 927-943
null
null
gr-qc
null
Standard pedagogy treats topics in general relativity (GR) in terms of tensor formulations in curved space-time. Although mathematically straightforward, the curved space-time approach can seem abstruse to beginning students due to the degree of mathematical sophistication required. As a heuristic tool to provide insight into what is meant by a curved metric, we present a polarizable-vacuum (PV) representation of GR derived from a model by Dicke and related to the "TH-epsilon-mu" formalism used in comparative studies of gravitational theories.
[ { "created": "Fri, 10 Sep 1999 23:13:30 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 19 Feb 2001 22:00:02 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2007-05-23
[ [ "Puthoff", "H. E.", "" ] ]
Standard pedagogy treats topics in general relativity (GR) in terms of tensor formulations in curved space-time. Although mathematically straightforward, the curved space-time approach can seem abstruse to beginning students due to the degree of mathematical sophistication required. As a heuristic tool to provide insight into what is meant by a curved metric, we present a polarizable-vacuum (PV) representation of GR derived from a model by Dicke and related to the "TH-epsilon-mu" formalism used in comparative studies of gravitational theories.
2209.06982
Todd Oliynyk
Elliot Marshall, Todd A. Oliynyk
On the stability of relativistic perfect fluids with linear equations of state $p=K\rho$ where $1/3<K<1$
null
Lett. Math. Phys. 113 (2023), 102
10.1007/s11005-023-01722-7
null
gr-qc math.AP
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
For $1/3<K<1$, we consider the stability of two distinct families of spatially homogeneous solutions to the relativistic Euler equations with a linear equation of state $p=K\rho$ on exponentially expanding FLRW spacetimes. The two families are distinguished by one being spatially isotropic while the other is not. We establish the future stability of nonlinear perturbations of the non-isotropic family for the full range of parameter values $1/3<K<1$, which improves a previous stability result established by the second author that required $K$ to lie in the restricted range $(1/3,1/2)$. As a first step towards understanding the behaviour of nonlinear perturbations of the isotropic family, we construct numerical solutions to the relativistic Euler equations under a $\mathbb{T}^2$-symmetry assumption. These solutions are generated from initial data at a fixed time that is chosen to be suitably close to the initial data of an isotropic solution. Our numerical results reveal that, for the full parameter range $1/3<K<1$, the density contrast $\frac{\partial_{x}\rho}{\rho}$ associated to a nonlinear perturbation of an isotropic solution develops steep gradients near a finite number of spatial points where it becomes unbounded at future timelike infinity. This behaviour, anticipated by Rendall in \cite{Rendall:2004}, is of particular interest since it is not consistent with the standard picture for inflation in cosmology.
[ { "created": "Thu, 15 Sep 2022 00:14:37 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2024-03-20
[ [ "Marshall", "Elliot", "" ], [ "Oliynyk", "Todd A.", "" ] ]
For $1/3<K<1$, we consider the stability of two distinct families of spatially homogeneous solutions to the relativistic Euler equations with a linear equation of state $p=K\rho$ on exponentially expanding FLRW spacetimes. The two families are distinguished by one being spatially isotropic while the other is not. We establish the future stability of nonlinear perturbations of the non-isotropic family for the full range of parameter values $1/3<K<1$, which improves a previous stability result established by the second author that required $K$ to lie in the restricted range $(1/3,1/2)$. As a first step towards understanding the behaviour of nonlinear perturbations of the isotropic family, we construct numerical solutions to the relativistic Euler equations under a $\mathbb{T}^2$-symmetry assumption. These solutions are generated from initial data at a fixed time that is chosen to be suitably close to the initial data of an isotropic solution. Our numerical results reveal that, for the full parameter range $1/3<K<1$, the density contrast $\frac{\partial_{x}\rho}{\rho}$ associated to a nonlinear perturbation of an isotropic solution develops steep gradients near a finite number of spatial points where it becomes unbounded at future timelike infinity. This behaviour, anticipated by Rendall in \cite{Rendall:2004}, is of particular interest since it is not consistent with the standard picture for inflation in cosmology.
1606.02302
Carlos A. R. Herdeiro
Carlos A. R. Herdeiro, Eugen Radu
Static Einstein-Maxwell black holes with no spatial isometries in AdS space
5 pages, 4 figures; v2. change in title to comply with PRL requirements. Version published in Physical Review Letters
Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 221102 (2016)
10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.221102
null
gr-qc hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We explicitly construct static black hole solutions to the fully non-linear, D=4, Einstein-Maxwell-AdS equations that have no continuous spatial symmetries. These black holes have a smooth, topologically spherical horizon (section), but without isometries, and approach, asymptotically, global AdS spacetime. They are interpreted as bound states of a horizon with the Einstein-Maxwell-AdS solitons recently discovered, for appropriate boundary data. In sharp contrast with the uniqueness results for Minkowski electrovacuum, the existence of these black holes shows that single, equilibrium, BH solutions in AdS-electrovacuum admit an arbitrary multipole structure.
[ { "created": "Tue, 7 Jun 2016 20:00:02 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 24 Nov 2016 20:28:52 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2016-11-30
[ [ "Herdeiro", "Carlos A. R.", "" ], [ "Radu", "Eugen", "" ] ]
We explicitly construct static black hole solutions to the fully non-linear, D=4, Einstein-Maxwell-AdS equations that have no continuous spatial symmetries. These black holes have a smooth, topologically spherical horizon (section), but without isometries, and approach, asymptotically, global AdS spacetime. They are interpreted as bound states of a horizon with the Einstein-Maxwell-AdS solitons recently discovered, for appropriate boundary data. In sharp contrast with the uniqueness results for Minkowski electrovacuum, the existence of these black holes shows that single, equilibrium, BH solutions in AdS-electrovacuum admit an arbitrary multipole structure.
2012.03446
Sergio Mendoza
E. Barrientos, S. Mendoza, P. Padilla
Extending Friedmann equations using fractional derivatives using a Last Step Modification technique: the case of a matter dominated accelerated expanding Universe
13 pages, 3 figures, 3 tables. Accepted for publication in the Journal Symmetry
Symmetry 2021, 13(2), 174
10.3390/sym13020174
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We present a toy model for extending the Friedmann equations of relativistic cosmology using fractional derivatives. We do this by replacing the integer derivatives, in a few well-known cosmological results with fractional derivatives leaving their order as a free parameter. All this with the intention to explain the current observed acceleration of the Universe. We apply the Last Step Modification technique of fractional calculus to construct some useful fractional equations of cosmology. The fits of the unknown fractional derivative order and the fractional cosmographic parameters to SN Ia data shows that this simple construction can explain the current accelerated expansion of the Universe without the use of a dark energy component with a MOND-like behaviour using Milgrom's acceleration constant which sheds light into to the non-necessity of a dark matter component as well.
[ { "created": "Mon, 7 Dec 2020 04:48:44 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 14 Jan 2021 23:20:32 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2021-01-25
[ [ "Barrientos", "E.", "" ], [ "Mendoza", "S.", "" ], [ "Padilla", "P.", "" ] ]
We present a toy model for extending the Friedmann equations of relativistic cosmology using fractional derivatives. We do this by replacing the integer derivatives, in a few well-known cosmological results with fractional derivatives leaving their order as a free parameter. All this with the intention to explain the current observed acceleration of the Universe. We apply the Last Step Modification technique of fractional calculus to construct some useful fractional equations of cosmology. The fits of the unknown fractional derivative order and the fractional cosmographic parameters to SN Ia data shows that this simple construction can explain the current accelerated expansion of the Universe without the use of a dark energy component with a MOND-like behaviour using Milgrom's acceleration constant which sheds light into to the non-necessity of a dark matter component as well.
1001.4148
Khaled Saaidi
A. Aghamohammadi, Kh. Saaidi, M. R.Abolhasani, A.Vajdi
Spherical Symmetric Solution in f(R) Model Around Charged Black Hole
null
Int.J.Theor.Phys.49:709,2010
10.1007/s10773-010-0250-4
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
A static, asymptotically flat, spherically symmetric solutions is investigated in f(R) theories of gravity for a charged black hole. We have studied the weak field limit of f(R) gravity for the some f(R) model such as f(R) = R + epsilon h(R). In particular, weconsider the case lim_{R =0} {h(R)/ dh(R)/dR}=0 and find the space time metric for f(R) = R + {mu}^{4} /R and f(R) = R^{1-epsilon} theories of gravity far away a charged mass point.
[ { "created": "Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:14:25 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2011-09-13
[ [ "Aghamohammadi", "A.", "" ], [ "Saaidi", "Kh.", "" ], [ "Abolhasani", "M. R.", "" ], [ "Vajdi", "A.", "" ] ]
A static, asymptotically flat, spherically symmetric solutions is investigated in f(R) theories of gravity for a charged black hole. We have studied the weak field limit of f(R) gravity for the some f(R) model such as f(R) = R + epsilon h(R). In particular, weconsider the case lim_{R =0} {h(R)/ dh(R)/dR}=0 and find the space time metric for f(R) = R + {mu}^{4} /R and f(R) = R^{1-epsilon} theories of gravity far away a charged mass point.
1907.10694
Alexander Oliveros <
A. Oliveros and Hern\'an E. Noriega
Constant-roll inflation driven by a scalar field with non-minimal derivative coupling
15 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in Int. J. Mod. Phys. D
null
10.1142/S0218271819501591
null
gr-qc hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
In this work, we study constant-roll inflation driven by a scalar field with non-minimal derivative coupling to gravity, via the Einstein tensor. This model contains a free parameter, $\eta$, which quantifies the non-minimal derivative coupling and a parameter $\alpha$ which characterize the constant-roll condition. In this scenario, using the Hamilton-Jacobi-like formalism, an ansatz for the Hubble parameter (as a function of the scalar field) and some restrictions on the model parameters, we found new exact solutions for the inflaton potential which include power-law, de Sitter, quadratic hilltop and natural inflation, among others. Additionally, a phase space analysis was performed and it is shown that the exact solutions associated to natural inflation and a "$\cosh$-type" potential, are attractors.
[ { "created": "Wed, 24 Jul 2019 20:06:36 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2019-10-23
[ [ "Oliveros", "A.", "" ], [ "Noriega", "Hernán E.", "" ] ]
In this work, we study constant-roll inflation driven by a scalar field with non-minimal derivative coupling to gravity, via the Einstein tensor. This model contains a free parameter, $\eta$, which quantifies the non-minimal derivative coupling and a parameter $\alpha$ which characterize the constant-roll condition. In this scenario, using the Hamilton-Jacobi-like formalism, an ansatz for the Hubble parameter (as a function of the scalar field) and some restrictions on the model parameters, we found new exact solutions for the inflaton potential which include power-law, de Sitter, quadratic hilltop and natural inflation, among others. Additionally, a phase space analysis was performed and it is shown that the exact solutions associated to natural inflation and a "$\cosh$-type" potential, are attractors.
gr-qc/9310004
Khatsymovsky
V. Khatsymovsky
Regge calculus in the canonical form
24 pages,Plain LaTeX,BINP 93-42
Gen.Rel.Grav. 27 (1995) 583-603
10.1007/BF02108063
null
gr-qc
null
(3+1) (continuous time) Regge calculus is reduced to Hamiltonian form. The constraints are classified, classical and quantum consequences are discussed. As basic variables connection matrices and antisymmetric area tensors are used supplemented with appropriate bilinear constraints. In these variables the action can be made quasipolinomial with $\arcsin$ as the only deviation from polinomiality. In comparison with analogous formalism in the continuum theory classification of constraints changes: some of them disappear, the part of I class constraints including Hamiltonian one become II class (and vice versa, some new constraints arise and some II class constraints become I class). As a result, the number of the degrees of freedom coincides with the number of links in 3-dimensional leaf of foliation. Moreover, in empty space classical dynamics is trivial: the scale of timelike links become zero and spacelike links are constant.
[ { "created": "Sun, 3 Oct 1993 12:32:50 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2015-06-25
[ [ "Khatsymovsky", "V.", "" ] ]
(3+1) (continuous time) Regge calculus is reduced to Hamiltonian form. The constraints are classified, classical and quantum consequences are discussed. As basic variables connection matrices and antisymmetric area tensors are used supplemented with appropriate bilinear constraints. In these variables the action can be made quasipolinomial with $\arcsin$ as the only deviation from polinomiality. In comparison with analogous formalism in the continuum theory classification of constraints changes: some of them disappear, the part of I class constraints including Hamiltonian one become II class (and vice versa, some new constraints arise and some II class constraints become I class). As a result, the number of the degrees of freedom coincides with the number of links in 3-dimensional leaf of foliation. Moreover, in empty space classical dynamics is trivial: the scale of timelike links become zero and spacelike links are constant.
2103.14582
Roberto Casadio
Roberto Casadio
A quantum bound on the compactness
8 pages, LaTeX, one figure, references and comments added
null
10.1140/epjc/s10052-021-09980-2
null
gr-qc hep-th
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
We present a simple quantum description of the gravitational collapse of a ball of dust which excludes those states whose width is arbitrarily smaller than the gravitational radius of the matter source and supports the conclusion that black holes are macroscopic extended objects. We also comment briefly on the relevance of this result for the ultraviolet self-completion of gravity and the corpuscular picture of black holes.
[ { "created": "Fri, 26 Mar 2021 16:44:05 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 26 Apr 2021 05:53:06 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Tue, 8 Jun 2021 15:42:04 GMT", "version": "v3" }, { "created": "Tue, 28 Dec 2021 15:35:11 GMT", "version": "v4" } ]
2022-01-26
[ [ "Casadio", "Roberto", "" ] ]
We present a simple quantum description of the gravitational collapse of a ball of dust which excludes those states whose width is arbitrarily smaller than the gravitational radius of the matter source and supports the conclusion that black holes are macroscopic extended objects. We also comment briefly on the relevance of this result for the ultraviolet self-completion of gravity and the corpuscular picture of black holes.
gr-qc/9908045
Don Marolf
Donald Marolf
String/M-branes for Relativists
50 pages, 6 figures, For the Proceedings of the 3rd Mexican School on Gravitation and Mathematical Physics (Mazatl\'an, Mexico, Nov. 1998) Kaluza-Klein reduction or 3-form corrected
null
null
SU-GP-99/8-3
gr-qc hep-th
null
These notes present an introduction to branes in ten and eleven dimensional supergravity and string/M-theory which is geared to an audience of traditional relativists, especially graduate students and others with little background in supergravity. They are designed as a tutorial and not as a thorough review of the subject; as a result, many topics of current interest are not addressed. However, a guide to further reading is included. The presentation begins with eleven dimensional supergravity, stressing its relation to 3+1 Einstein-Maxwell theory. The notion of Kaluza-Klein compactification is then introduced, and is used to relate the eleven dimensional discussion to supergravity in 9+1 dimensions and to string theory. The focus is on type IIA supergravity, but the type IIB theory is also addressed, as is the T-duality symmetry that relates them. Branes in both 10+1 and 9+1 dimensions are included. Finally, although the details are not discussed, a few comments are provided on the relation between supergravity and string perturbation theory and on black hole entropy. The goal is to provide traditional relativists with a kernel of knowledge from which to grow their understanding of branes and strings.
[ { "created": "Mon, 16 Aug 1999 18:17:11 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Fri, 17 Dec 1999 04:53:23 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2007-05-23
[ [ "Marolf", "Donald", "" ] ]
These notes present an introduction to branes in ten and eleven dimensional supergravity and string/M-theory which is geared to an audience of traditional relativists, especially graduate students and others with little background in supergravity. They are designed as a tutorial and not as a thorough review of the subject; as a result, many topics of current interest are not addressed. However, a guide to further reading is included. The presentation begins with eleven dimensional supergravity, stressing its relation to 3+1 Einstein-Maxwell theory. The notion of Kaluza-Klein compactification is then introduced, and is used to relate the eleven dimensional discussion to supergravity in 9+1 dimensions and to string theory. The focus is on type IIA supergravity, but the type IIB theory is also addressed, as is the T-duality symmetry that relates them. Branes in both 10+1 and 9+1 dimensions are included. Finally, although the details are not discussed, a few comments are provided on the relation between supergravity and string perturbation theory and on black hole entropy. The goal is to provide traditional relativists with a kernel of knowledge from which to grow their understanding of branes and strings.
2112.08413
Carlos Palenzuela
C. Palenzuela, R. Aguilera-Miret, F. Carrasco, R. Ciolfi, J.V. Kalinani, W. Kastaun, B. Mi\~nano and D. Vigan\`o
Turbulent magnetic field amplification in binary neutron star mergers
22 pages, 17 figures, version matching the published article
null
10.1103/PhysRevD.106.023013
null
gr-qc astro-ph.HE
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Magnetic fields are expected to play a key role in the dynamics and the ejection mechanisms that accompany the merger of two neutron stars. General relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations offer a unique opportunity to unravel the details of the ongoing physical processes. Nevertheless, current numerical studies are severely limited by the fact that any affordable resolution remains insufficient to fully capture the small-scale dynamo, initially triggered by the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, and later sourced by several MHD processes involving differential rotation. Here, we alleviate this limitation by using explicit large-eddy simulations, a technique where the unresolved dynamics occurring at the sub-grid scales (SGS) is modeled by extra terms, which are functions of the resolved fields and their derivatives. The combination of high-order numerical schemes, high resolutions, and the gradient SGS model allow us to capture the small-scale dynamos produced during the binary neutron star mergers. Here we follow the first 50 milliseconds after the merger and, for the first time, we find numerical convergence on the magnetic field amplification, in terms of integrated energy and spectral distribution over spatial scales. We also find that the average intensity of the magnetic field in the remnant saturates at $\sim 10^{16}$~G around $5$~ms after the merger. After $20-30$~ms, both toroidal and poloidal magnetic field components grow continuously, fed by the winding mechanism that provides a slow inverse cascade. We find no clear hints for magneto-rotational instabilities, and no significant impact of the magnetic field on the redistribution of angular momentum in the remnant in our simulations, probably due to the very turbulent and dynamical topology of the magnetic field at all stages, with small-scale components largely dominating over the large-scale ones.
[ { "created": "Wed, 15 Dec 2021 19:02:31 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Sun, 3 Jul 2022 07:41:52 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2022-07-27
[ [ "Palenzuela", "C.", "" ], [ "Aguilera-Miret", "R.", "" ], [ "Carrasco", "F.", "" ], [ "Ciolfi", "R.", "" ], [ "Kalinani", "J. V.", "" ], [ "Kastaun", "W.", "" ], [ "Miñano", "B.", "" ], [ "Viganò", "D.", "" ] ]
Magnetic fields are expected to play a key role in the dynamics and the ejection mechanisms that accompany the merger of two neutron stars. General relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations offer a unique opportunity to unravel the details of the ongoing physical processes. Nevertheless, current numerical studies are severely limited by the fact that any affordable resolution remains insufficient to fully capture the small-scale dynamo, initially triggered by the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, and later sourced by several MHD processes involving differential rotation. Here, we alleviate this limitation by using explicit large-eddy simulations, a technique where the unresolved dynamics occurring at the sub-grid scales (SGS) is modeled by extra terms, which are functions of the resolved fields and their derivatives. The combination of high-order numerical schemes, high resolutions, and the gradient SGS model allow us to capture the small-scale dynamos produced during the binary neutron star mergers. Here we follow the first 50 milliseconds after the merger and, for the first time, we find numerical convergence on the magnetic field amplification, in terms of integrated energy and spectral distribution over spatial scales. We also find that the average intensity of the magnetic field in the remnant saturates at $\sim 10^{16}$~G around $5$~ms after the merger. After $20-30$~ms, both toroidal and poloidal magnetic field components grow continuously, fed by the winding mechanism that provides a slow inverse cascade. We find no clear hints for magneto-rotational instabilities, and no significant impact of the magnetic field on the redistribution of angular momentum in the remnant in our simulations, probably due to the very turbulent and dynamical topology of the magnetic field at all stages, with small-scale components largely dominating over the large-scale ones.
gr-qc/0601077
Emanuele Berti
Emanuele Berti, Vitor Cardoso, Clifford M. Will
Considerations on the excitation of black hole quasinormal modes
11 pages, 2 figures, proceedings of the 7th International Conference of the Hellenic Astronomical Society. Complements section VB of gr-qc/0512160
null
10.1063/1.2348047
null
gr-qc astro-ph
null
We provide some considerations on the excitation of black hole quasinormal modes (QNMs) in different physical scenarios. Considering a simple model in which a stream of particles accretes onto a black hole, we show that resonant QNM excitation by hyperaccretion requires a significant amount of fine-tuning, and is quite unlikely to occur in nature. Then we summarize and discuss present estimates of black hole QNM excitation from gravitational collapse, distorted black holes and head-on black hole collisions. We emphasize the areas that, in our opinion, are in urgent need of further investigation from the point of view of gravitational wave source modeling.
[ { "created": "Wed, 18 Jan 2006 18:57:13 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2009-11-11
[ [ "Berti", "Emanuele", "" ], [ "Cardoso", "Vitor", "" ], [ "Will", "Clifford M.", "" ] ]
We provide some considerations on the excitation of black hole quasinormal modes (QNMs) in different physical scenarios. Considering a simple model in which a stream of particles accretes onto a black hole, we show that resonant QNM excitation by hyperaccretion requires a significant amount of fine-tuning, and is quite unlikely to occur in nature. Then we summarize and discuss present estimates of black hole QNM excitation from gravitational collapse, distorted black holes and head-on black hole collisions. We emphasize the areas that, in our opinion, are in urgent need of further investigation from the point of view of gravitational wave source modeling.
1910.00315
Tigran Tchrakian
D.H. Tchrakian
A remark on black holes of Chern-Simons gravities in $2n+1$ dimensions: $n=1,2,3$
8 pages
null
10.1142/S0217751X20500220
DIAS-STP-19-07
gr-qc hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
It is shown that Chern-Simons gravities in $2n+1$ dimensions admit solutions described by the same lapse function which describes the BTZ black hole in the $n=1$ case. This has been carried out explicitly for $n=1,2,3$. Moreover, it is seen that these solutions are unique.
[ { "created": "Tue, 1 Oct 2019 11:47:38 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 8 Oct 2019 10:13:43 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Wed, 5 Feb 2020 14:16:52 GMT", "version": "v3" }, { "created": "Fri, 28 Feb 2020 12:15:43 GMT", "version": "v4" } ]
2020-04-15
[ [ "Tchrakian", "D. H.", "" ] ]
It is shown that Chern-Simons gravities in $2n+1$ dimensions admit solutions described by the same lapse function which describes the BTZ black hole in the $n=1$ case. This has been carried out explicitly for $n=1,2,3$. Moreover, it is seen that these solutions are unique.
gr-qc/0511132
Edgard Casal de Rey Neto
Edgard Casal de Rey Neto
Braneworld with Induced Axial Symmetry
3 pages, one figure, typos corrected, to apear in the special issue of Brazilian Journal of Physics dedicated to the conference 100 years of relativity, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2005
Braz.J.Phys. 35 (2005) 1131-1132
null
null
gr-qc hep-th
null
We take arbitrary gravitational perturbations of a 5d spacetime and reduce it to the form an axially symmetric warped braneworld. Then, we write the filed equations for the linearized gravity perturbations. We obtain the equations that describes the graviton, gravivector and the graviscalar fluctuations and analyse the effects of the Schr\"odinger potentials that appear in these equations.
[ { "created": "Thu, 24 Nov 2005 12:17:49 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 5 Dec 2005 13:09:27 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2007-05-23
[ [ "Neto", "Edgard Casal de Rey", "" ] ]
We take arbitrary gravitational perturbations of a 5d spacetime and reduce it to the form an axially symmetric warped braneworld. Then, we write the filed equations for the linearized gravity perturbations. We obtain the equations that describes the graviton, gravivector and the graviscalar fluctuations and analyse the effects of the Schr\"odinger potentials that appear in these equations.
0801.3407
Serge Reynaud
Serge Reynaud and Marc-Thierry Jaekel
Tests of general relativity in the solar system
Notes of a lecture given during the International School of Physics Enrico Fermi on Atom Optics and Space Physics (Varenna, July 2007)
Proceedings of the International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi" (2009) Volume 168: Atom Optics and Space Physics pp 203--217
10.3254/978-1-58603-990-5-203
null
gr-qc astro-ph quant-ph
null
Tests of gravity performed in the solar system show a good agreement with general relativity. The latter is however challenged by observations at larger, galactic and cosmic, scales which are presently cured by introducing "dark matter" or "dark energy". A few measurements in the solar system, particularly the so-called "Pioneer anomaly", might also be pointing at a modification of gravity law at ranges of the order of the size of the solar system. The present lecture notes discuss the current status of tests of general relativity in the solar system. They describe metric extensions of general relativity which have the capability to preserve compatibility with existing gravity tests while opening free space for new phenomena. They present arguments for new mission designs and new space technologies as well as for having a new look on data of existing or future experiments.
[ { "created": "Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:33:26 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2023-04-14
[ [ "Reynaud", "Serge", "" ], [ "Jaekel", "Marc-Thierry", "" ] ]
Tests of gravity performed in the solar system show a good agreement with general relativity. The latter is however challenged by observations at larger, galactic and cosmic, scales which are presently cured by introducing "dark matter" or "dark energy". A few measurements in the solar system, particularly the so-called "Pioneer anomaly", might also be pointing at a modification of gravity law at ranges of the order of the size of the solar system. The present lecture notes discuss the current status of tests of general relativity in the solar system. They describe metric extensions of general relativity which have the capability to preserve compatibility with existing gravity tests while opening free space for new phenomena. They present arguments for new mission designs and new space technologies as well as for having a new look on data of existing or future experiments.
gr-qc/0611142
Luc Blanchet
Luc Blanchet
General Relativistic Dynamics of Compact Binary Systems
13 pages, to appear in the special issue of the Comptes rendus de l'Academie des Sciences de Paris on "Observations of black holes and extreme gravitational events", edited by Daniel Rouan
ComptesRendusPhysique8:57-68,2007
10.1016/j.crhy.2006.11.004
null
gr-qc
null
The equations of motion of compact binary systems have been derived in the post-Newtonian (PN) approximation of general relativity. The current level of accuracy is 3.5PN order. The conservative part of the equations of motion (neglecting the radiation reaction damping terms) is deducible from a generalized Lagrangian in harmonic coordinates, or equivalently from an ordinary Hamiltonian in ADM coordinates. As an application we investigate the problem of the dynamical stability of circular binary orbits against gravitational perturbations up to the 3PN order. We find that there is no innermost stable circular orbit or ISCO at the 3PN order for equal masses.
[ { "created": "Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:54:59 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2008-11-26
[ [ "Blanchet", "Luc", "" ] ]
The equations of motion of compact binary systems have been derived in the post-Newtonian (PN) approximation of general relativity. The current level of accuracy is 3.5PN order. The conservative part of the equations of motion (neglecting the radiation reaction damping terms) is deducible from a generalized Lagrangian in harmonic coordinates, or equivalently from an ordinary Hamiltonian in ADM coordinates. As an application we investigate the problem of the dynamical stability of circular binary orbits against gravitational perturbations up to the 3PN order. We find that there is no innermost stable circular orbit or ISCO at the 3PN order for equal masses.
gr-qc/0311011
Daniel Grumiller
D. Grumiller
Deformations of the Schwarzschild Black Hole
6 pages, 3 figures, invited contribution to the QG1 session at MGX, v2: updated affiliation
null
null
ESI-1404, TUW-03-34
gr-qc astro-ph hep-th
null
Due to its large number of symmetries the Schwarzschild Black Hole can be described by a specific two-dimensional dilaton gravity model. After reviewing classical, semi-classical and quantum properties and a brief discussion of virtual black holes deformations are studied: the first part is devoted to deformations of the Lorentz-symmetry, the second part to dynamical deformations and its role for the long time evaporation of the Schwarzschild Black Hole.
[ { "created": "Tue, 4 Nov 2003 18:43:59 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 18 Dec 2003 10:18:28 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2007-05-23
[ [ "Grumiller", "D.", "" ] ]
Due to its large number of symmetries the Schwarzschild Black Hole can be described by a specific two-dimensional dilaton gravity model. After reviewing classical, semi-classical and quantum properties and a brief discussion of virtual black holes deformations are studied: the first part is devoted to deformations of the Lorentz-symmetry, the second part to dynamical deformations and its role for the long time evaporation of the Schwarzschild Black Hole.
2004.03912
Masroor C. Pookkillath
Masroor C. Pookkillath, Antonio De Felice, Alexei A. Starobinsky
Anisotropic instability in a higher order gravity theory
15 pages, 2 figures, accepted by JCAP, matches with accepted version
JCAP07(2020)041
10.1088/1475-7516/2020/07/041
YITP-20-43
gr-qc astro-ph.CO hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We study a metric cubic gravity theory considering odd-parity modes of linear inhomogeneous perturbations on a spatially homogeneous Bianchi type I manifold close to the isotropic de Sitter spacetime. We show that in the regime of small anisotropy, the theory possesses new degrees of freedom compared to General Relativity, whose kinetic energy vanishes in the limit of exact isotropy. From the mass dispersion relation we show that such theory always possesses at least one ghost mode as well as a very short-time-scale (compared to the Hubble time) classical tachyonic (or ghost-tachyonic) instability. In order to confirm our analytic analysis, we also solve the equations of motion numerically and we find that this instability is developed well before a single e-fold of the scale factor. This shows that this gravity theory, as it is, cannot be used to construct viable cosmological models.
[ { "created": "Wed, 8 Apr 2020 09:53:09 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 7 Jul 2020 09:11:28 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2020-07-20
[ [ "Pookkillath", "Masroor C.", "" ], [ "De Felice", "Antonio", "" ], [ "Starobinsky", "Alexei A.", "" ] ]
We study a metric cubic gravity theory considering odd-parity modes of linear inhomogeneous perturbations on a spatially homogeneous Bianchi type I manifold close to the isotropic de Sitter spacetime. We show that in the regime of small anisotropy, the theory possesses new degrees of freedom compared to General Relativity, whose kinetic energy vanishes in the limit of exact isotropy. From the mass dispersion relation we show that such theory always possesses at least one ghost mode as well as a very short-time-scale (compared to the Hubble time) classical tachyonic (or ghost-tachyonic) instability. In order to confirm our analytic analysis, we also solve the equations of motion numerically and we find that this instability is developed well before a single e-fold of the scale factor. This shows that this gravity theory, as it is, cannot be used to construct viable cosmological models.
1109.6798
J. A. de Freitas Pacheco
J.A. de Freitas Pacheco
Relativistic Accretion into a Reissner-Nordstr\"om Black Hole Revisited
13 pages - Accepted for publication in Journal of Thermodynamics
null
null
null
gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
The accretion of relativistic and non-relativistic fluids into a Reissner-Nordstr\"om black hole is revisited. The position of the critical point, the flow velocity at this point and the accretion rate are only slightly affected with respect to the Schwarzschild case when the fluid is non-relativistic. On the contrary, relativistic fluids cross the critical point always subsonically. In this case, the sonic point is located near the event horizon, which is crossed by the fluid with a velocity less than the light speed. The accretion rate of relativistic fluids by a Reissner-Nordstr\"om black hole is reduced with respect to those estimated for uncharged black holes, being about 60% less for the extreme case (charge-to-mass ratio equal to one).
[ { "created": "Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:39:02 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2011-10-03
[ [ "Pacheco", "J. A. de Freitas", "" ] ]
The accretion of relativistic and non-relativistic fluids into a Reissner-Nordstr\"om black hole is revisited. The position of the critical point, the flow velocity at this point and the accretion rate are only slightly affected with respect to the Schwarzschild case when the fluid is non-relativistic. On the contrary, relativistic fluids cross the critical point always subsonically. In this case, the sonic point is located near the event horizon, which is crossed by the fluid with a velocity less than the light speed. The accretion rate of relativistic fluids by a Reissner-Nordstr\"om black hole is reduced with respect to those estimated for uncharged black holes, being about 60% less for the extreme case (charge-to-mass ratio equal to one).
2310.08518
Horacio Santana Vieira
M. Abu-Saleem, H. S. Vieira, L. H. C. Borges
On the five-dimensional non-extremal Reissner-Nordstr\"{o}m black hole: Retractions and scalar quasibound states
17 pages, 4 figures. Matches published version in Universe
Universe 10, 267 (2024)
10.3390/universe10060267
null
gr-qc math.GT
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
In this paper, we examine the role played by topology, and some specific boundary conditions as well, on the physics of a higher-dimensional black hole. We analyze the line element of a five-dimensional non-extremal Reissner-Nordstr\"{o}m black hole to obtain a new family of subspaces that are types of strong retractions and deformations, and then we extend these results to higher dimensions in order to deduce the relationship between various types of transformations. We also study the scalar field perturbations in the background under consideration and obtain an analytical expression for the quasibound state frequencies by using the Vieira-Bezerra-Kokkotas approach, which uses the polynomial conditions of the general Heun functions, and then we discuss the stability of the system and present the radial eigenfunctions. Our main goal is to discuss the physical meaning of these mathematical applications in such higher-dimensional effective metric.
[ { "created": "Thu, 12 Oct 2023 17:11:21 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:31:25 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2024-07-17
[ [ "Abu-Saleem", "M.", "" ], [ "Vieira", "H. S.", "" ], [ "Borges", "L. H. C.", "" ] ]
In this paper, we examine the role played by topology, and some specific boundary conditions as well, on the physics of a higher-dimensional black hole. We analyze the line element of a five-dimensional non-extremal Reissner-Nordstr\"{o}m black hole to obtain a new family of subspaces that are types of strong retractions and deformations, and then we extend these results to higher dimensions in order to deduce the relationship between various types of transformations. We also study the scalar field perturbations in the background under consideration and obtain an analytical expression for the quasibound state frequencies by using the Vieira-Bezerra-Kokkotas approach, which uses the polynomial conditions of the general Heun functions, and then we discuss the stability of the system and present the radial eigenfunctions. Our main goal is to discuss the physical meaning of these mathematical applications in such higher-dimensional effective metric.
2311.09921
Ronaldas Macas
Ronaldas Macas, Andrew Lundgren, Gregory Ashton
Revisiting the evidence for precession in GW200129 with machine learning noise mitigation
Updating with the journal-reviewed version. 8 pages, 6 figures. Data frame available at DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10143337
Phys. Rev. D 109, 062006 (2024)
10.1103/PhysRevD.109.062006
null
gr-qc astro-ph.IM
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
GW200129 is claimed to be the first-ever observation of the spin-disk orbital precession detected with gravitational waves (GWs) from an individual binary system. However, this claim warrants a cautious evaluation because the GW event coincided with a broadband noise disturbance in LIGO Livingston caused by the 45 MHz electro-optic modulator system. In this paper, we present a state-of-the-art neural network that is able to model and mitigate the broadband noise from the LIGO Livingston interferometer. We also demonstrate that our neural network mitigates the noise better than the algorithm used by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration. Finally, we re-analyse GW200129 with the improved data quality and show that the evidence for precession is still observed.
[ { "created": "Thu, 16 Nov 2023 14:21:11 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Sat, 23 Mar 2024 08:43:28 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2024-03-26
[ [ "Macas", "Ronaldas", "" ], [ "Lundgren", "Andrew", "" ], [ "Ashton", "Gregory", "" ] ]
GW200129 is claimed to be the first-ever observation of the spin-disk orbital precession detected with gravitational waves (GWs) from an individual binary system. However, this claim warrants a cautious evaluation because the GW event coincided with a broadband noise disturbance in LIGO Livingston caused by the 45 MHz electro-optic modulator system. In this paper, we present a state-of-the-art neural network that is able to model and mitigate the broadband noise from the LIGO Livingston interferometer. We also demonstrate that our neural network mitigates the noise better than the algorithm used by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration. Finally, we re-analyse GW200129 with the improved data quality and show that the evidence for precession is still observed.
0708.0883
Carlo Rovelli
Emanuele Alesci, Carlo Rovelli
The complete LQG propagator: I. Difficulties with the Barrett-Crane vertex
31 pages
Phys.Rev.D76:104012,2007
10.1103/PhysRevD.76.104012
null
gr-qc
null
Some components of the graviton two-point function have been recently computed in the context of loop quantum gravity, using the spinfoam Barrett-Crane vertex. We complete the calculation of the remaining components. We find that, under our assumptions, the Barrett-Crane vertex does not yield the correct long distance limit. We argue that the problem is general and can be traced to the intertwiner-independence of the Barrett-Crane vertex, and therefore to the well-known mismatch between the Barrett-Crane formalism and the standard canonical spin networks. In a companion paper we illustrate the asymptotic behavior of a vertex amplitude that can correct this difficulty.
[ { "created": "Tue, 7 Aug 2007 07:00:16 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2008-11-26
[ [ "Alesci", "Emanuele", "" ], [ "Rovelli", "Carlo", "" ] ]
Some components of the graviton two-point function have been recently computed in the context of loop quantum gravity, using the spinfoam Barrett-Crane vertex. We complete the calculation of the remaining components. We find that, under our assumptions, the Barrett-Crane vertex does not yield the correct long distance limit. We argue that the problem is general and can be traced to the intertwiner-independence of the Barrett-Crane vertex, and therefore to the well-known mismatch between the Barrett-Crane formalism and the standard canonical spin networks. In a companion paper we illustrate the asymptotic behavior of a vertex amplitude that can correct this difficulty.