scholarly journals Topological structure of the vacuum, cosmological constant and dark energy

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (34) ◽  
pp. 1630051 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. G. Sidharth ◽  
A. Das ◽  
C. R. Das ◽  
L. V. Laperashvili ◽  
H. B. Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Dark Energy ◽  
Cosmological Constant ◽  
Top Quark ◽  
Topological Structure ◽  
Planck Scale ◽  
Topological Defects ◽  
Scale Space ◽  
Bound State ◽  
Multiple Point ◽  
Vacuum Stability

In this review, we present a theory of cosmological constant and dark energy (DE), based on the topological structure of the vacuum. The multiple point principle (MPP) is reviewed. It demonstrates the existence of the two vacua into the SM. The Froggatt–Nielsen’s prediction of the top-quark and Higgs masses is given in the assumption that there exist two degenerate vacua in the SM. This prediction was improved by the next-order calculations. We also considered Sidharth’s theory of cosmological constant based on the noncommutative geometry of the Planck scale space–time, what gives an extremely small DE density providing the accelerating expansion of the Universe. Theory of two degenerate vacua — the Planck scale phase and electroweak (EW) phase — is also reviewed, topological defects in these vacua are investigated, also the Compton wavelength phase suggested by Sidharth is discussed. A general theory of the phase transition and the problem of the vacuum stability in the SM is reviewed. Assuming the existence of a new scalar [Formula: see text] bound state [Formula: see text], earlier predicted by Froggatt, Nielsen and Laperashvili, we try to provide the vacuum stability in the SM and exact accuracy of the MPP.

scholarly journals New results at LHC confirming the vacuum stability and Multiple Point Principle

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (08) ◽  
pp. 1650029 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. V. Laperashvili ◽  
H. B. Nielsen ◽  
C. R. Das
Keyword(s):  
Top Quark ◽  
Higgs Mass ◽  
Hadron Collider ◽  
Bound State ◽  
Multiple Point ◽  
Top Quark Mass ◽  
Vacuum Stability ◽  
Photon State ◽  
Two Photon ◽  
Vacuum Degeneracy

In the present paper we argue that the correction to the Higgs mass coming from the bound state of 6 top and 6 antitop quarks, predicted early by Froggatt and ourselves, leads to the Standard Model vacuum stability and confirms the accuracy of the multiple point principle (principle of degenerate vacua) for all experimentally valued parameters (Higgs mass, top-quark mass, etc.). Fitting to get the vacuum degeneracy requires a mass of the bound state, just in the region of the new two photon state in Large Hadron Collider, 750–760 GeV.

scholarly journals Neutrino masses, vacuum stability and quantum gravity prediction for the mass of the top quark

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillem Domènech ◽  
Mark Goodsell ◽  
Christof Wetterich
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Top Quark ◽  
Quark Mass ◽  
Scalar Potential ◽  
Planck Scale ◽  
Neutrino Masses ◽  
Top Quark Mass ◽  
Vacuum Stability ◽  
Intermediate Scale ◽  
Yukawa Couplings

Abstract A general prediction from asymptotically safe quantum gravity is the approximate vanishing of all quartic scalar couplings at the UV fixed point beyond the Planck scale. A vanishing Higgs doublet quartic coupling near the Planck scale translates into a prediction for the ratio between the mass of the Higgs boson MH and the top quark Mt. If only the standard model particles contribute to the running of couplings below the Planck mass, the observed MH∼ 125 GeV results in the prediction for the top quark mass Mt∼ 171 GeV, in agreement with recent measurements. In this work, we study how the asymptotic safety prediction for the top quark mass is affected by possible physics at an intermediate scale. We investigate the effect of an SU(2) triplet scalar and right-handed neutrinos, needed to explain the tiny mass of left-handed neutrinos. For pure seesaw II, with no or very heavy right handed neutrinos, the top mass can increase to Mt ∼ 172.5 GeV for a triplet mass of M∆ ∼ 108GeV. Right handed neutrino masses at an intermediate scale increase the uncertainty of the predictions of Mt due to unknown Yukawa couplings of the right-handed neutrinos and a cubic interaction in the scalar potential. For an appropriate range of Yukawa couplings there is no longer an issue of vacuum stability.

scholarly journals Dark energy and quantum gravity

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (14) ◽  
pp. 1944018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Per Berglund ◽  
Tristan Hübsch ◽  
Djordje Minić
Keyword(s):  
Dark Energy ◽  
String Theory ◽  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Cosmological Constant ◽  
Particle Physics ◽  
Dual Space ◽  
Planck Scale ◽  
De Sitter Spacetime ◽  
De Sitter ◽  
Sitter Spacetime

Realizing dark energy and the observed de Sitter spacetime in quantum gravity has proven to be obstructed in almost every usual approach. We argue that additional degrees of freedom of the left- and right-movers in string theory and a resulting doubled, noncommutatively generalized geometric formulation thereof can lead to an effective model of dark energy consistent with de Sitter spacetime. In this approach, the curvature of the canonically conjugate dual space provides for the dark energy inducing a positive cosmological constant in the observed spacetime, whereas the size of the above dual space is the gravitational constant in the same observed de Sitter spacetime. As a hallmark relation owing to a unique feature of string theory which relates short distances to long distances, the cosmological constant scale, the Planck scale and the effective TeV-sized particle physics scale must satisfy a see-saw-like formula — precisely the generic prediction of certain stringy cosmic brane type models.

scholarly journals Cosmological Constant in SUGRA Models with Degenerate Vacua

Universe ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 214
Author(s):  
Colin Froggatt ◽  
Holger Nielsen ◽  
Roman Nevzorov ◽  
Anthony Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Energy Density ◽  
Cosmological Constant ◽  
Scalar Potential ◽  
Planck Scale ◽  
Susy Breaking ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Tree Level ◽  
Vacuum Energy Density ◽  
Multiple Point ◽  
Dark Energy Density

The extrapolation of couplings up to the Planck scale within the standard model (SM) indicates that the Higgs effective potential can have two almost degenerate vacua, which were predicted by the multiple point principle (MPP). The application of the MPP to ( N = 1 ) supergravity (SUGRA) implies that the SUGRA scalar potential of the hidden sector possesses at least two exactly degenerate minima. The first minimum is associated with the physical phase in which we live. In the second supersymmetric (SUSY) Minkowski vacuum, the local SUSY may be broken dynamically, inducing a tiny vacuum energy density. In this paper, we consider the no-scale-inspired SUGRA model in which the MPP conditions are fulfilled without any extra fine-tuning at the tree-level. Assuming that at high energies, the couplings in both phases are identical, one can estimate the dark energy density in these vacua. Using the two-loop renormalization group (RG) equations, we find that the measured value of the cosmological constant can be reproduced if the SUSY breaking scale M S in the physical phase is of the order of 100 TeV. The scenario with the Planck scale SUSY breaking is also discussed.

scholarly journals Explaining Defects of the Universal Vacua with Black Holes-Hedgehogs and Strings

Universe ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
C. Das ◽  
L. Laperashvili ◽  
H. Nielsen ◽  
B. Sidharth
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Planck Scale ◽  
Topological Defects ◽  
New Physics ◽  
Higgs Bosons ◽  
Multiple Point ◽  
False Vacuum ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
True Vacuum ◽  
The Stability

Assuming the Multiple Point Principle (MPP) as a new law of Nature, we considered the existence of the two degenerate vacua of the Universe: (a) the first Electroweak (EW) vacuum at v 1 ≈ 246 GeV—“true vacuum”, and (b) the second Planck scale “false vacuum” at v 2 ∼ 10 18 GeV. In these vacua, we investigated different topological defects. The main aim of the paper is an investigation of the black-hole-hedgehogs configurations as defects of the false vacuum. In the framework of the f ( R ) gravity, described by the Gravi-Weak unification model, we considered a black-hole solution, which corresponds to a “hedgehog”—global monopole, that has been “swallowed” by the black-hole with mass core M B H ∼ 10 18 GeV and radius δ ∼ 10 − 21 GeV − 1 . Considering the results of the hedgehog lattice theory in the framework of the S U ( 2 ) Yang-Mills gauge-invariant theory with hedgehogs in the Wilson loops, we have used the critical value of temperature for the hedgehogs’ confinement phase ( T c ∼ 10 18 GeV). This result gave us the possibility to conclude that the SM shows a new physics (with contributions of the S U ( 2 ) -triplet Higgs bosons) at the scale ∼10 TeV. This theory predicts the stability of the EW-vacuum and the accuracy of the MPP.

Gravitational black-holes-hedgehogs and two degenerate vacua of the Universe

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (03) ◽  
pp. 1850022 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. G. Sidharth ◽  
C. R. Das ◽  
L. V. Laperashvili ◽  
H. B. Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Planck Scale ◽  
Topological Defects ◽  
New Physics ◽  
Multiple Point ◽  
False Vacuum ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
True Vacuum ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Universe

In the present paper, assuming the Multiple Point Principle (MPP) as a new law of Nature, we considered the existence of the two degenerate vacua of the Universe: the first Electroweak (EW) vacuum at [Formula: see text][Formula: see text]GeV — “true vacuum”, and the second Planck scale “false vacuum” at [Formula: see text] GeV. In these vacua, we investigated different topological defects. The main aim of this paper is an investigation of the black-hole-hedgehogs configurations as defects of the false vacuum. In the framework of the [Formula: see text] gravity, described by the Gravi-Weak unification model, we considered a black-hole solution, which corresponds to a “hedgehog” — global monopole, that has been “swallowed” by the black-hole with mass core [Formula: see text][Formula: see text]GeV and radius [Formula: see text][Formula: see text]GeV[Formula: see text]. Considering the results of the hedgehog lattice theory in the framework of the [Formula: see text] Yang–Mills gauge-invariant theory with hedgehogs in the Wilson loops, we have used the critical value of temperature for the hedgehogs confinement phase ([Formula: see text][Formula: see text]GeV). This result gave us the possibility to conclude that the SM shows a new physics with contributions of the [Formula: see text]-triplet Higgs bosons at the scale [Formula: see text][Formula: see text]TeV. Theory predicts the stability of the EW-vacuum and the accuracy of the MPP.

scholarly journals HIERARCHY-PROBLEM AND A BOUND STATE OF 6 t AND $6\ \bar{t}$

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (06) ◽  
pp. 1268-1275 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. D. FROGGATT ◽  
H. B. NIELSEN ◽  
L. V. LAPERASHVILI
Keyword(s):  
Cosmological Constant ◽  
Yukawa Coupling ◽  
Planck Scale ◽  
Higgs Field ◽  
Top Quarks ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Multiple Point ◽  
Good Correspondence ◽  
Weak Scale ◽  
Fundamental Scale

We propose a unification of some fine-tuning problems – really in this article only the problem of why the weak scale is so small in energy compared to a presumed fundamental scale, being say the Planck scale – by postulating the zero or very small value of the cosmological constant not only for one but for several vacua. This postulate corresponds to what we have called the Multiple Point Principle, namely that there be many "vacuum" states with the same energy density. We further assume that 6 top quarks and 6 anti-top quarks can bind by Higgs exchange so strongly as to become tachyonic and form a condensate. This gives rise to the possibility of having a phase transition between vacua with and without such a condensate. The two vacua distinguished by such a condensate will have the same cosmological constant provided the top Yukawa coupling is about 1.1±0.2, in good correspondence with the experimental value. The further requirement that this value of the Yukawa coupling, at the weak scale, be compatible with the existence of a third vacuum, with a Higgs field expectation value of the order of the fundamental scale, enforces a hierarchical scale ratio between the fundamental and weak scales of order 1016-1020.

scholarly journals Explaining Defects of the Universal Vacua with Black Holes-Hedgehogs and Strings

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.R. Das ◽  
L.V. Laperashvili ◽  
H.B. Nielsen ◽  
B.G. Sidharth
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Planck Scale ◽  
Topological Defects ◽  
New Physics ◽  
Higgs Bosons ◽  
Multiple Point ◽  
False Vacuum ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
True Vacuum ◽  
The Stability

Assuming the Multiple Point Principle (MPP) as a new law of Nature, we considered the existence of the two degenerate vacua of the Universe: a) the first Electroweak (EW) vacuum at $v_1\approx 246$ GeV—“true vacuum”, and b) the second Planck scale “false vacuum” at $v_2 \sim 10^{18}$ GeV. In these vacua, we investigated different topological defects. The main aim of the paper is an investigation of the black-hole-hedgehogs configurations as defects of the false vacuum. In the framework of the $f(R)$ gravity, described by the Gravi-Weak unification model, we considered a black-hole solution, which corresponds to a “hedgehog”—global monopole, that has been “swallowed” by the black-hole with mass core $M_{BH}\sim 10^{18}$ GeV and radius $\delta\sim 10^{-21}$ GeV$^{-1}$. Considering the results of the hedgehog lattice theory in the framework of the $SU(2)$ Yang-Mills gauge-invariant theory with hedgehogs in the Wilson loops, we have used the critical value of temperature for the hedgehogs’ confinement phase ($T_c\sim 10^{18}$ GeV). This result gave us the possibility to conclude that the SM shows a new physics (with contributions of the $SU(2)$-triplet Higgs bosons) at the scale $\sim 10$ TeV. This theory predicts the stability of the EW-vacuum and the accuracy of the MPP.

scholarly journals Gravi-weak unification and the black-hole-hedgehog’s solution with magnetic field contribution

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (32) ◽  
pp. 1850188 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. G. Sidharth ◽  
C. R. Das ◽  
L. V. Laperashvili ◽  
H. B. Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Planck Scale ◽  
Topological Defects ◽  
Multiple Point ◽  
False Vacuum ◽  
Core Mass ◽  
Horizon Radius ◽  
True Vacuum ◽  
The Stability

In the present paper, we investigated the gravitational black-hole-hedgehog’s solution with magnetic field contribution in the framework of the [Formula: see text]-gravity described by the Gravi-weak unification (GWU) model. Assuming the Multiple Point Principle (MPP), we considered the existence of the two degenerate vacua of the Universe: the first Electroweak (EW)-vacuum with [Formula: see text] GeV (“true vacuum”), and the second Planck scale (“false vacuum”) with [Formula: see text] GeV. In these vacua, we investigated different topological defects. The main aim of this paper is an investigation of the black-hole-hedgehog configurations as defects of the “false vacuum.” We have obtained the solution which corresponds to a global monopole, that has been “swallowed” by the black-hole with core mass [Formula: see text] GeV and radius [Formula: see text] GeV[Formula: see text]. We investigated the metric in the vicinity of the black-hole-hedgehog and estimated its horizon radius: [Formula: see text]. We have considered the phase transition from the “false vacuum” to the “true vacuum” and confirmed the stability of the EW-vacuum.

scholarly journals New quantum phase of the Universe before inflation and its cosmological and dark energy implications

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (27) ◽  
pp. 1950155
Author(s):  
Norma G. Sanchez
Keyword(s):  
Dark Energy ◽  
Cosmological Constant ◽  
Quantum Physics ◽  
Planck Scale ◽  
De Sitter ◽  
Quantum Domain ◽  
Wave Particle Duality ◽  
Classical Quantum ◽  
De Sitter Universe ◽  
The Universe

The physical history of the Universe is completed by including the quantum Planckian and trans-Planckian phase before inflation in the Standard Model of the Universe in agreement with observations. In the absence of a complete quantum theory of gravity, we start from quantum physics and its foundational milestone. The universal classical-quantum (or wave-particle) duality, which we extend to gravity and the Planck domain. As a consequence, classical, quantum Planckian and super-Planckian regimes are covered, and the usual quantum domain as well. A new quantum precursor phase of the Universe appears beyond the Planck scale [Formula: see text]: [Formula: see text]; the known classical/semiclassical Universe being in the range: [Formula: see text]. We extend in this way the de Sitter Universe to the quantum domain: classical-quantum de Sitter duality. As a result: (i) The classical and quantum dual de Sitter temperatures and entropies are naturally included, and the different (classical, semiclassical, quantum Planckian and trans-Planckian) de Sitter regimes characterized in a precise and unifying way. (ii) We apply it to relevant cosmological examples as the CMB, inflation and dark energy. This allows us to find in a simple and consistent way. (iii) Full quantum inflationary spectra and their CMB observables, including in particular the classical known inflation spectra and the quantum corrections to them. (iv) A whole unifying picture for the Universe epochs and their quantum precursors emerges with the cosmological constant as the vacuum energy, entropy and temperature of the Universe, clarifying the so-called cosmological constant problem which once more in its rich history needed to be revised.

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