scholarly journals THE CLIFFORD SPACE GEOMETRY OF CONFORMAL GRAVITY AND U(4) × U(4) YANG–MILLS UNIFICATION

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (01) ◽  
pp. 123-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
CARLOS CASTRO

It is shown how a conformal gravity and U (4) × U (4) Yang–Mills grand unification model in four dimensions can be attained from a Clifford gauge field theory in C-spaces (Clifford spaces) based on the (complex) Clifford Cl (4, C) algebra underlying a complexified four-dimensional space–time (eight real dimensions). Upon taking a real slice, and after symmetry breaking, it leads to ordinary gravity and the Standard Model in four real dimensions. A brief conclusion about the noncommutative star-product deformations of this Grand Unified Theory of gravity with the other forces of Nature is presented.

2018 ◽  
Vol 191 ◽  
pp. 06001
Author(s):  
A.V. Ivanov

This work is related to the asymptotic approach in the renormalization theory and its problems. As the main example, the Yang-Mills theory in four-dimensional space-time is considered. It has been shown earlier [16] that using the asymptotic of the bare coupling constant one can find an expression for the renormalized effective action, however, this formula has problems (divergence ln " and infinite series). This work shows the relation of these values and provides an answer for the renormalized effective action.


2014 ◽  
Vol 92 (12) ◽  
pp. 1501-1527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Castro

A Clifford Cl(5, C) unified gauge field theory formulation of conformal gravity and U(4) × U(4) × U(4) Yang–Mills in 4D, is reviewed along with its implications for the Pati–Salam (PS) group SU(4) × SU(2)L × SU(2)R, and trinification grand unified theory models of three fermion generations based on the group SU(3)C × SU(3)L × SU(3)R. We proceed with a brief review of a unification program of 4D gravity and SU(3) × SU(2) × U(1) Yang–Mills emerging from 8D pure quaternionic gravity. A realization of E8 in terms of the Cl(16) = Cl(8) ⊗ Cl(8) generators follows, as a preamble to F. Smith’s E8 and Cl(16) = Cl(8) ⊗ Cl(8) unification model in 8D. The study of chiral fermions and instanton backgrounds in CP2 and CP3 related to the problem of obtaining three fermion generations is thoroughly studied. We continue with the evaluation of the coupling constants and particle masses based on the geometry of bounded complex homogeneous domains and geometric probability theory. An analysis of neutrino masses, Cabbibo–Kobayashi–Maskawa quark-mixing matrix parameters, and neutrino-mixing matrix parameters follows. We finalize with some concluding remarks about other proposals for the unification of gravity and the Standard Model, like string, M, and F theories and noncommutative and nonassociative geometry.


2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (28n29) ◽  
pp. 5905-5956 ◽  
Author(s):  
MATEJ PAVŠIČ

A theory in which four-dimensional space–time is generalized to a larger space, namely a 16-dimensional Clifford space (C-space) is investigated. Curved Clifford space can provide a realization of Kaluza–Klein. A covariant Dirac equation in curved C-space is explored. The generalized Dirac field is assumed to be a polyvector-valued object (a Clifford number) which can be written as a superposition of four independent spinors, each spanning a different left ideal of Clifford algebra. The general transformations of a polyvector can act from the left and/or from the right, and form a large gauge group which may contain the group U (1) × SU (2) × SU (3) of the standard model. The generalized spin connection in C-space has the properties of Yang–Mills gauge fields. It contains the ordinary spin connection related to gravity (with torsion), and extra parts describing additional interactions, including those described by the antisymmetric Kalb–Ramond fields.


2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (26) ◽  
pp. 4911-4932
Author(s):  
ROLANDO GAITAN DEVERAS

A perturbative regime based on contortion as a dynamical variable and metric as a (classical) fixed background, is performed in the context of a pure Yang–Mills formulation for gravity in a (2+1)-dimensional space–time. In the massless case, we show that the theory contains three degrees of freedom and only one is a nonunitary mode. Next, we introduce quadratical terms dependent on torsion, which preserve parity and general covariance. The linearized version reproduces an analogue Hilbert–Einstein–Fierz–Pauli unitary massive theory plus three massless modes, two of them represents nonunitary ones. Finally, we confirm the existence of a family of unitary Yang–Mills-extended theories which are classically consistent with Einstein's solutions coming from nonmassive and topologically massive gravity. The unitarity of these Yang–Mills-extended theories is shown in a perturbative regime. A possible way to perform a nonperturbative study is remarked.


2003 ◽  
Vol 12 (07) ◽  
pp. 1289-1298 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. D. POLLOCK

The one-loop effective action describing polarization of the vacuum due to virtual electron-positron pairs in the Maxwell theory of electromagnetism was obtained by Heisenberg and Euler, in the limit of a background field that is constant on the scale of the electron Compton-wavelength. The case of vanishing electric field and constant, ultra-strong magnetic field B≫Bc, where [Formula: see text], yields a configuration whose energy density is less than that of the equivalent radiation field, suggesting why a magnetic field may be present in the early Universe back to the Planck era. For there is a similar but larger effect, allowing a "ferromagnetic" Yang–Mills vacuum state, in the grand-unified theory at temperatures [Formula: see text], analyzed by Skalozub. Some further aspects of ultra-strong magnetic fields are discussed vis-à-vis the origin of the Galactic field B g .


2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (24) ◽  
pp. 4403-4441 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. V. LAPERASHVILI ◽  
D. A. RYZHIKH ◽  
H. B. NIELSEN

Considering our (3+1)-dimensional space–time as, in some way, discrete or lattice with a parameter a = λP, where λP is the Planck length, we have investigated the additional contributions of lattice artifact monopoles to beta functions of the renormalization group equations for the running fine structure constants αi(μ) (i = 1,2,3 correspond to the U(1), SU(2) and SU(3) gauge groups of the Standard Model) in the Family Replicated Gauge Group Model (FRGGM) which is an extension of the Standard Model at high energies. It was shown that monopoles have N fam times smaller magnetic charge in FRGGM than in SM (N fam is the number of families in FRGGM). We have estimated also the enlargement of a number of fermions in FRGGM leading to the suppression of the asymptotic freedom in the non-Abelian theory. We have shown that, in contrast to the case of anti-GUT when the FRGGM undergoes the breakdown at μ = μG ~ 1018 GeV , we have the possibility of unification if the FRGGM-breakdown occurs at μG ~ 1014 GeV . By numerical calculations we obtained an example of the unification of all gauge interactions (including gravity) at the scale μ GUT ≈ 1018.4 GeV . We discussed the possibility of [ SU (5)]3 or [ SO (10)]3 (SUSY or not SUSY) unifications.


1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 4461-4476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Hurth

Non-Abelian gauge symmetry in (3 + 1)-dimensional space–time is analyzed in the causal Epstein–Glaser framework. In this formalism, the technical details concerning the well-known UV and IR problem in quantum field theory are separated and reduced to well-defined problems, namely the causal splitting and the adiabatic switching of operator-valued distributions. Non-Abelian gauge invariance in perturbation theory is completely discussed in the well-defined Fock space of free asymptotic fields. The LSZ formalism is not used in this construction. The linear operator condition of asymptotic gauge invariance is sufficient for the unitarity of the S matrix in the physical subspace and the usual Slavnov–Taylor identities. We explicitly derive the most general specific coupling compatible with this condition. By analyzing only tree graphs in the second order of perturbation theory we show that the well-known Yang–Mills couplings with anticommuting ghosts are the only ones which are compatible with asymptotic gauge invariance. The required generalizations for linear gauges are given.


2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (14) ◽  
pp. 2281-2287 ◽  
Author(s):  
ISHWAREE P. NEUPANE

Generic cosmological models derived from higher-dimensional theories with warped extra-dimensions have a nonzero cosmological constant-like term induced on the 3 + 1 space–time, or a physical three-brane. In the scenario where this 3 + 1 space–time is an inflating de Sitter "bran" embedded in a higher-dimensional space–time, described by warped geometry, the four-dimensional cosmological term is determined in terms of two length scales: one is a scale associated with the size of extra-dimension(s) and the other is a scale associated with the warping of extra-space(s). The existence of this term in four dimensions provides a tantalizing possibility of explaining the observed accelerating expansion of the universe from fundamental theories of gravity, e.g. string theory.


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