scholarly journals DISCRETE SYMMETRIES AND GENERAL RELATIVITY, THE DARK SIDE OF GRAVITY

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 2341-2345 ◽  
Author(s):  
FREDERIC HENRY-COUANNIER
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Discrete Symmetries ◽  
Blue Shift ◽  
Accelerated Expansion ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Galactic Rotation ◽  
Expansion Phase ◽  
Coordinate Singularity ◽  
General Relativistic ◽  
The Universe

The parity and time reversal invariant actions, equations and their conjugated metric solutions are obtained in the context of a general relativistic model modified in order to suitably take into account discrete symmetries. The equations are not covariant however the predictions of the model, in particular its Schwarzschild metric solution in vacuum, only start to differ from those of General Relativity at the Post-Post-Newtonian order. No coordinate singularity (black hole) arises in the privileged coordinate system where the energy of gravity is found to vanish. Vacuum energies have no gravitational effects. A flat universe accelerated expansion phase is obtained without resorting to inflation nor a cosmological constant. The context may be promising to help us elucidate several outstanding enigmas such as the Pioneer anomalous blue-shift, flat galactic rotation curves or the universe voids.

Beyond the Schwarzschild Metric

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Wittman
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
General Relativity ◽  
Gravitational Waves ◽  
Test Particle ◽  
Direct Detection ◽  
Relativistic Effects ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Clusters Of Galaxies ◽  
General Relativistic ◽  
The Universe

General relativity explains much more than the spacetime around static spherical masses.We briefly assess general relativity in the larger context of physical theories, then explore various general relativistic effects that have no Newtonian analog. First, source massmotion gives rise to gravitomagnetic effects on test particles.These effects also depend on the velocity of the test particle, which has substantial implications for orbits around black holes to be further explored in Chapter 20. Second, any changes in the sourcemass ripple outward as gravitational waves, and we tell the century‐long story from the prediction of gravitational waves to their first direct detection in 2015. Third, the deflection of light by galaxies and clusters of galaxies allows us to map the amount and distribution of mass in the universe in astonishing detail. Finally, general relativity enables modeling the universe as a whole, and we explore the resulting Big Bang cosmology.

scholarly journals Can accelerated expansion of the universe be due to spacetime vorticity?

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (40) ◽  
pp. 1850240
Author(s):  
Babur M. Mirza
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Accelerated Expansion ◽  
Newtonian Gravity ◽  
Hubble’S Parameter ◽  
Cosmic Expansion ◽  
Zero Curvature ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe ◽  
General Relativistic ◽  
The Universe ◽  
The Magnetic Field

We present here a general relativistic mechanism for accelerated cosmic expansion and the Hubble’s parameter. It is shown that spacetime vorticity coupled to the magnetic field density in galaxies causes the galaxies to recede from one another at a rate equal to the Hubble’s constant. We therefore predict an oscillatory universe, with zero curvature, without assuming violation of Newtonian gravity at large distances or invoking dark energy/dark matter hypotheses. The value of the Hubble’s constant, along with the scale of expansion, as well as the high isotropy of CMB radiation are deduced from the model.

scholarly journals Testing theories of gravity and supergravity with inflation and observations of the cosmic microwave background

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (13) ◽  
pp. 1730023 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. K. Chakravarty ◽  
S. Mohanty ◽  
G. Lambiase
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Cosmic Microwave Background ◽  
Cold Dark Matter ◽  
Background Radiation ◽  
Accelerated Expansion ◽  
Microwave Background ◽  
Microwave Background Radiation ◽  
Theories Of Gravity ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Einstein’S General Relativity

Cosmological and astrophysical observations lead to the emerging picture of a universe that is spatially flat and presently undertaking an accelerated expansion. The observations supporting this picture come from a range of measurements encompassing estimates of galaxy cluster masses, the Hubble diagram derived from type-Ia supernovae observations, the measurements of Cosmic Microwave Background radiation anisotropies, etc. The present accelerated expansion of the universe can be explained by admitting the existence of a cosmic fluid, with negative pressure. In the simplest scenario, this unknown component of the universe, the Dark Energy, is represented by the cosmological constant ([Formula: see text]), and accounts for about 70% of the global energy budget of the universe. The remaining 30% consist of a small fraction of baryons (4%) with the rest being Cold Dark Matter (CDM). The Lambda Cold Dark Matter ([Formula: see text]CDM) model, i.e. General Relativity with cosmological constant, is in good agreement with observations. It can be assumed as the first step towards a new standard cosmological model. However, despite the satisfying agreement with observations, the [Formula: see text]CDM model presents lack of congruence and shortcomings and therefore theories beyond Einstein’s General Relativity are called for. Many extensions of Einstein’s theory of gravity have been studied and proposed with various motivations like the quest for a quantum theory of gravity to extensions of anomalies in observations at the solar system, galactic and cosmological scales. These extensions include adding higher powers of Ricci curvature [Formula: see text], coupling the Ricci curvature with scalar fields and generalized functions of [Formula: see text]. In addition, when viewed from the perspective of Supergravity (SUGRA), many of these theories may originate from the same SUGRA theory, but interpreted in different frames. SUGRA therefore serves as a good framework for organizing and generalizing theories of gravity beyond General Relativity. All these theories when applied to inflation (a rapid expansion of early universe in which primordial gravitational waves might be generated and might still be detectable by the imprint they left or by the ripples that persist today) can have distinct signatures in the Cosmic Microwave Background radiation temperature and polarization anisotropies. We give a review of [Formula: see text]CDM cosmology and survey the theories of gravity beyond Einstein’s General Relativity, specially which arise from SUGRA, and study the consequences of these theories in the context of inflation and put bounds on the theories and the parameters therein from the observational experiments like PLANCK, Keck/BICEP, etc. The possibility of testing these theories in the near future in CMB observations and new data coming from colliders like the LHC, provides an unique opportunity for constructing verifiable models of particle physics and General Relativity.

Analysis of observational parameters and stability in extended teleparallel gravity

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 2050158
Author(s):  
A. Y. Shaikh ◽  
B. Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Thermodynamic Temperature ◽  
Teleparallel Gravity ◽  
Entropy Density ◽  
Accelerated Expansion ◽  
Late Time ◽  
General Relativistic ◽  
Basic Equations ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Early Phases

In this paper, we have investigated the stability of General Relativistic Hydrodynamics (GRHD) model in a Friedmann–Robertson–Walker space-time with the volumetric power law in teleparallel gravity. The basic equations are derived along with its thermodynamical aspects. Thermodynamic temperature and entropy density of the model are also obtained. The state finder diagnostic pair and jerk parameter are analyzed to characterize different phases of the universe and the well-known astrophysical phenomena such as look-back time, the luminosity distance with redshift are derived. The model shows an accelerated expansion with inflationary era in the early and the very late time of the cosmic evolution. The GRHD model is stable at the early phases of the universe and is unstable at late times.

On claims that general relativity differs from Newtonian physics for self-gravitating dusts in the low velocity, weak field limit

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (08) ◽  
pp. 1550065 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R. Rowland
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Solar System ◽  
Relativistic Effects ◽  
Weak Field ◽  
Newtonian Gravity ◽  
Galactic Rotation ◽  
Low Velocity ◽  
Rotation Curves ◽  
Newtonian Physics ◽  
General Relativistic

Galaxy rotation curves are generally analyzed theoretically using Newtonian physics; however, two groups of authors have claimed that for self-gravitating dusts, general relativity (GR) makes significantly different predictions to Newtonian physics, even in the weak field, low velocity limit. One group has even gone so far as to claim that nonlinear general relativistic effects can explain flat galactic rotation curves without the need for cold dark matter. These claims seem to contradict the well-known fact that the weak field, low velocity, low pressure correspondence limit of GR is Newtonian gravity, as evidenced by solar system tests. Both groups of authors claim that their conclusions do not contradict this fact, with Cooperstock and Tieu arguing that the reason is that for the solar system, we have test particles orbiting a central gravitating body, whereas for a galaxy, each star is both an orbiting body and a contributor to the net gravitational field, and this supposedly makes a difference due to nonlinear general relativistic effects. Given the significance of these claims for analyses of the flat galactic rotation curve problem, this article compares the predictions of GR and Newtonian gravity for three cases of self-gravitating dusts for which the exact general relativistic solutions are known. These investigations reveal that GR and Newtonian gravity are in excellent agreement in the appropriate limits, thus supporting the conventional use of Newtonian physics to analyze galactic rotation curves. These analyses also reveal some sources of error in the referred to works.

Viscous effects in the dark sector of the Universe

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (02n03) ◽  
pp. 2040041
Author(s):  
J. C. Fabris ◽  
T. R. P. Caramês ◽  
A. Wojnar ◽  
H. E. S. Velten
Keyword(s):  
Short Review ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Accelerated Expansion ◽  
Viscous Effects ◽  
Dark Sector ◽  
Expansion Phase ◽  
Observational Point ◽  
Small Scales ◽  
Viscous Models ◽  
The Universe

Viscous properties are attributed to the dark sector of the Universe. They contribute to the accelerated expansion phase of the Universe and can alleviate existing tensions in the [Formula: see text]CDM model at small scales. We provide a short review of recent efforts on this topic. Different viscous models for the dark sector are analysed both from theoretical and observational point of view.

scholarly journals Minimal extension of General Relativity: Alternative gravity model with non-minimal coupling between matter and curvature

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (02) ◽  
pp. 1460003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orfeu Bertolami ◽  
Jorge Páramos
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Lagrangian Density ◽  
Density Fluctuations ◽  
Accelerated Expansion ◽  
Minimal Extension ◽  
Minimal Coupling ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe ◽  
Scalar Theories ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Universe

We examine an extension of General Relativity with an explicit non-minimal coupling between matter and curvature. The purpose of this work is to present an overview of the implications of the latter to various contexts, ranging from astrophysical matter distributions to a cosmological setting. Various results are discussed, including the impact of this non-minimal coupling on the choice of Lagrangian density, on a mechanism to mimic galactic and cluster dark matter, on the possibility of accounting for the accelerated expansion of the Universe, energy density fluctuations and modifications to post-inflationary reheating. The equivalence between a model exhibiting a non-minimal coupling and multi-scalar-theories is also discussed.

scholarly journals Astromechanics of Dual Universe: A New Possible Explanation for the Universe Unsolved Problems

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed B. Al-Fadhli
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Dark Energy ◽  
Hubble Parameter ◽  
Polar Coordinates ◽  
Accelerated Expansion ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Spatial Curvature ◽  
Evolution Of The Universe ◽  
The Universe

The necessity of the dark energy and dark matter in the present universe could be a consequence of the antimatter elimination assumption in the early universe. Current cosmological models that rely on the dark side have left many unsolved mysteries, remarkably: tension in Hubble parameter measurements, the accelerated expansion, the fast orbital speed of stars, the dark flow observations, cosmic horizon, space flatness, absent of the antimatter, etc. On the other hand, General Relativity (GR) has relied on the spacetime to demonstrate the movement of matter due to a local curvature caused by the presence of matter. Founded on this, I trace the evolution of the spacetime worldlines based on the evolution of the universe spatial scale factor and its evolution time in polar coordinates in order to construct a potential spatial curvature over the temporal dimension or a global spacetime curvature. The mathematical derivations of a positively curved universe governed by only gravity revealed two opposite solutions of the worldline evolution. This possibly implies that the matter and antimatter could be evolving in opposite directions as distinct sides of the universe. By implementing the derived model, we find a decelerated phase of spatial expansion during the first 10 Gyr, that is followed by a second phase of an accelerated expansion; potentially matching the tension in Hubble parameter measurements. In addition, the model predicts a final time-reversal phase of spatial contraction, due to rapid surge in density i.e. reversal entropy, leading to a Big Crunch of a cyclic universe. The predicted density is 1.14. Other predictions are (1) an evolvable curved spacetime at the decelerated phase that is transformed to flatness at the accelerated phase with internal voids which could continuously increase the matter and antimatter densities elsewhere in both sides. (2) the spatial curvature through time dimension along spacetime worldlines was found to increase galaxy orbital speed and (3) a calculable flow rate of the matter side towards the antimatter side at the accelerated phase; conceivably explaining the dark flow observation. These findings may indicate the existence of the antimatter as a distinct side, which influences the evolution of the universe instead of the dark energy or dark matter. These theoretical outcomes and predictions are promising, which can be verified, fine-tuned or disproved using astrometric data in future works.

scholarly journals Energy Definition and Dark Energy: A Thermodynamic Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Moradpour ◽  
J. P. Morais Graça ◽  
I. P. Lobo ◽  
I. G. Salako
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Law ◽  
Momentum Conservation ◽  
Momentum Tensor ◽  
Accelerated Expansion ◽  
Expansion Phase ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Relaxed Energy ◽  
Thermodynamic Pressure ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Energy Momentum Conservation

Accepting the Komar mass definition of a source with energy-momentum tensor Tμν and using the thermodynamic pressure definition, we find a relaxed energy-momentum conservation law. Thereinafter, we study some cosmological consequences of the obtained energy-momentum conservation law. It has been found out that the dark sectors of cosmos are unifiable into one cosmic fluid in our setup. While this cosmic fluid impels the universe to enter an accelerated expansion phase, it may even show a baryonic behavior by itself during the cosmos evolution. Indeed, in this manner, while Tμν behaves baryonically, a part of it, namely, Tμν(e) which is satisfying the ordinary energy-momentum conservation law, is responsible for the current accelerated expansion.

DELTA GRAVITY AND THE ACCELERATED EXPANSION OF THE UNIVERSE

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (supp01) ◽  
pp. 65-72
Author(s):  
JORGE ALFARO
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Gravitational Field ◽  
Cosmological Constant ◽  
Equivalence Principle ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Accelerated Expansion ◽  
Symmetric Tensors ◽  
Test Particles ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe ◽  
The Universe

We study a model of the gravitational field based on two symmetric tensors. The equations of motion of test particles are derived. We explain how the Equivalence principle is recovered. Outside matter, the predictions of the model coincide exactly with General Relativity, so all classical tests are satisfied. In Cosmology, we get accelerated expansion without a cosmological constant.

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