A cohomological gravity in D = 11

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (29) ◽  
pp. 2050181
Author(s):  
Feng Yu
Keyword(s):  
Cosmological Solution ◽  
Energy Condition ◽  
Null Energy Condition ◽  
Accelerated Expansion ◽  
Global Symmetry ◽  
Central Piece ◽  
Integral Measure ◽  
Fermionic Fields ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe ◽  
Chern Simons

A [Formula: see text] cohomological gravity is introduced. The central piece is a new BRST-like symmetry [Formula: see text] with [Formula: see text] up to a diffeomorphism and gauge symmetry. The only nontrivial observable of this symmetry is a Chern–Simons integral. The construction of the symmetry requires a spin 0 fermion [Formula: see text] and a spin [Formula: see text] boson [Formula: see text] at the minimum, in addition to the standard gravity and gauge fields, to close the algebra off-shell. The gravity action is uniquely determined by requiring a field redefinition type of global symmetry between bosonic and fermionic fields. It is of a simple form [Formula: see text] plus a Chern–Simons term, and appears as the [Formula: see text] supergravity action under a special combination of the fields without independent presence of [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text]. The [Formula: see text]-invariant path-integral measure, which is also invariant under the global symmetry, is shown to exist for the theory to be valid at quantum level. It achieves only when the fields are redefined under certain combination that is different from the special combination, and the fields in this combination are interpreted as physical fields. At [Formula: see text] limit, where all field combinations converges, the theory reduces to [Formula: see text] supergravity and the global symmetry becomes the local supersymmetry with [Formula: see text] as the local variable. At a nonvanishing [Formula: see text] limit set by residue symmetries upon broken [Formula: see text]-symmetry, the theory admits a cosmological solution that has a wavy term to allow accelerated expansion of the universe while not violate null energy condition.

Cosmological implications of dark energy models in modified gravity

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (03) ◽  
pp. 1850034 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadeem Azhar ◽  
Abdul Jawad ◽  
Sarfraz Ahmad ◽  
Iftikhar Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Dark Energy ◽  
Modified Gravity ◽  
Cold Dark Matter ◽  
Cosmological Parameters ◽  
Accelerated Expansion ◽  
Pilgrim Dark Energy ◽  
Energy Models ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe ◽  
Qcd Ghost Dark Energy ◽  
Chern Simons

We discuss the interacting modified QCD ghost dark energy and generalized ghost pilgrim dark energy with cold dark matter in the framework of dynamical Chern–Simons modified gravity. We investigate the cosmological parameters such as Hubble parameter, deceleration parameter and equation of state. We also discuss the physical significance of various cosmological planes like [Formula: see text] and statefinders. It is found that the results of cosmological parameters as well as planes explain the accelerated expansion of the Universe and are compatible with observational data.

Cosmological and thermodynamics consequences of viscous modified theories of gravity

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (35) ◽  
pp. 1950287
Author(s):  
Abdul Jawad ◽  
Saba Qummer ◽  
Shamaila Rani ◽  
M. Younas
Keyword(s):  
Cosmic Acceleration ◽  
Accelerated Expansion ◽  
Modified Theories Of Gravity ◽  
Thermal Equilibrium Condition ◽  
Entropy Variation ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe ◽  
Theories Of Gravity ◽  
Chern Simons ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Dgp Braneworld

The illustration of cosmic acceleration is being presented in the framework of DGP braneworld and dynamical Chern–Simons modified gravity in the presence of casual Israel–Stewart formalism. In this way, we discuss the evolution parameter which leads to the accelerated expansion of the universe in the phantom as well as quintessence region for both gravities. The squared speed of sound [Formula: see text] leads to the stable behavior of the current physical system in both gravities in the later epoch. Also, the entropy variation, as well as thermal equilibrium condition, remains valid in both frameworks at the present and later epoch.

scholarly journals Cosmology at the top of the α′ tower

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerome Quintin ◽  
Heliudson Bernardo ◽  
Guilherme Franzmann
Keyword(s):  
Energy Condition ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Null Energy Condition ◽  
Einstein Frame ◽  
Accelerated Expansion ◽  
De Sitter ◽  
The Big Bang ◽  
Big Bang Singularity ◽  
Matter Sector

Abstract The cosmology of the fully α′-corrected duality-invariant action for the Neveu-Schwarz sector of string theory is revisited, with special emphasis on its coupling to matter sources. The role of the duality covariant pressure and dilatonic charge of the matter sector is explored in various contexts, from the low-curvature regime to non-perturbative solutions in α′. We comment on how an infinite tower of α′ corrections allows for fixed-dilaton de Sitter solutions, even in vacuum. We further investigate the necessary conditions for accelerated expansion in the Einstein frame, as well as for non-singular bounces that could resolve the big bang singularity. In particular, explicit examples are constructed, which show that the tower of α′ corrections may support an Einstein-frame non-singular cosmological bouncing background, even when the matter sector respects the null energy condition.

scholarly journals Dimensional reduction and (Anti) de Sitter bounds

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Rudelius
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Field ◽  
Cosmological Constant ◽  
Dimensional Reduction ◽  
Energy Condition ◽  
Field Potential ◽  
Limited Range ◽  
Mass Scale ◽  
Accelerated Expansion ◽  
De Sitter ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe

Abstract Dimensional reduction has proven to be a surprisingly powerful tool for delineating the boundary between the string landscape and the swampland. Bounds from the Weak Gravity Conjecture and the Repulsive Force Conjecture, for instance, are exactly preserved under dimensional reduction. Motivated by its success in these cases, we apply a similar dimensional reduction analysis to bounds on the gradient of the scalar field potential V and the mass scale m of a tower of light particles in terms of the cosmological constant Λ, which ideally may pin down ambiguous O(1) constants appearing in the de Sitter Conjecture and the (Anti) de Sitter Distance Conjecture, respectively. We find that this analysis distinguishes the bounds $$ \left|\nabla V\right|/V\ge \sqrt{4/\left(d-2\right)} $$ ∇ V / V ≥ 4 / d − 2 , m ≲ |Λ|1/2, and m ≲ |Λ|1/d in d-dimensional Planck units. The first of these bounds is equivalent to the strong energy condition in Einstein-dilaton gravity and precludes accelerated expansion of the universe. It is almost certainly violated in our universe, though it may apply in asymptotic limits of scalar field space. The second bound cannot be satisfied in our universe, though it is saturated in supersymmetric AdS vacua with well-understood uplifts to 10d/11d supergravity. The third bound likely has a limited range of validity in quantum gravity as well, so it may or may not apply to our universe. However, if it does apply, it suggests a possible relation between the cosmological constant and the neutrino mass, which (by the see-saw mechanism) may further provide a relation between the cosmological constant problem and the hierarchy problem. We also work out the conditions for eternal inflation in general spacetime dimensions, and we comment on the behavior of these conditions under dimensional reduction.

TESTING THE INFLATIONARY NULL ENERGY CONDITION WITH CURRENT AND FUTURE COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND DATA

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (07) ◽  
pp. 1183-1189 ◽  
Author(s):  
ELEONORA DI VALENTINO ◽  
ALESSANDRO MELCHIORRI ◽  
LUCA PAGANO
Keyword(s):  
Energy Condition ◽  
Null Energy Condition ◽  
Accelerated Expansion ◽  
Microwave Background ◽  
Satellite Mission ◽  
Primordial Gravitational Waves ◽  
Background Data ◽  
Observational Effect ◽  
Cosmic Microwave Background Data ◽  
Planck Satellite

In some classes of inflationary models, a violation of the null energy condition (NEC) is expected during the phase of accelerated expansion. The most striking observational effect would be a "blue" spectrum of primordial gravitational waves with a spectral index nT larger than zero. In this brief paper, we first update the current constraints on the amplitude of a blue GW spectrum. We then forecast the ability of the ongoing Planck satellite mission to detect a violation of the NEC during inflation, showing that the detection of the GW background is substantially improved if the NEC is violated during inflation.

Cosmological constant

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Kachelriess
Keyword(s):  
Dark Energy ◽  
Cosmological Constant ◽  
Accelerated Expansion ◽  
Vacuum Fluctuations ◽  
Present Epoch ◽  
Modify Gravity ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe ◽  
The Universe

The contribution of vacuum fluctuations to the cosmological constant is reconsidered studying the dependence on the used regularisation scheme. Then alternative explanations for the observed accelerated expansion of the universe in the present epoch are introduced which either modify gravity or add a new component of matter, dubbed dark energy. The chapter closes with some comments on attempts to quantise gravity.

scholarly journals Taxonomy of Dark Energy Models

Universe ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Verónica Motta ◽  
Miguel A. García-Aspeitia ◽  
Alberto Hernández-Almada ◽  
Juan Magaña ◽  
Tomás Verdugo
Keyword(s):  
Dark Energy ◽  
Cold Dark Matter ◽  
Accelerated Expansion ◽  
Energy Component ◽  
The Past ◽  
Energy Models ◽  
The Status ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Unknown Component

The accelerated expansion of the Universe is one of the main discoveries of the past decades, indicating the presence of an unknown component: the dark energy. Evidence of its presence is being gathered by a succession of observational experiments with increasing precision in its measurements. However, the most accepted model for explaining the dynamic of our Universe, the so-called Lambda cold dark matter, faces several problems related to the nature of such energy component. This has led to a growing exploration of alternative models attempting to solve those drawbacks. In this review, we briefly summarize the characteristics of a (non-exhaustive) list of dark energy models as well as some of the most used cosmological samples. Next, we discuss how to constrain each model’s parameters using observational data. Finally, we summarize the status of dark energy modeling.

scholarly journals ANEC in λϕ4 theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Bautista ◽  
Lorenzo Casarin ◽  
Hadi Godazgar
Keyword(s):  
Critical Points ◽  
Energy Condition ◽  
Null Energy Condition ◽  
Renormalisation Group ◽  
Quartic Coupling ◽  
Third Order ◽  
Expectation Value ◽  
Scalar State

Abstract Motivated by the goal of applying the average null energy condition (ANEC) to renormalisation group flows, we calculate in λϕ4 theory the expectation value of the ANEC operator in a particular scalar state perturbatively up to third order in the quartic coupling and verify the expected CFT answer. The work provides the technical tools for studying the expectation value of the ANEC operator in more interesting states, for example tensorial states relevant to the Hofman-Maldacena collider bounds, away from critical points.

scholarly journals Singularity Theorems in the Effective Field Theory for Quantum Gravity at Second Order in Curvature

Universe ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 171
Author(s):  
Folkert Kuipers ◽  
Xavier Calmet
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Effective Field Theory ◽  
Energy Condition ◽  
Null Energy Condition ◽  
Effective Field ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Jordan Frame ◽  
Singularity Theorems ◽  
Massive Spin

In this paper, we discuss singularity theorems in quantum gravity using effective field theory methods. To second order in curvature, the effective field theory contains two new degrees of freedom which have important implications for the derivation of these theorems: a massive spin-2 field and a massive spin-0 field. Using an explicit mapping of this theory from the Jordan frame to the Einstein frame, we show that the massive spin-2 field violates the null energy condition, while the massive spin-0 field satisfies the null energy condition, but may violate the strong energy condition. Due to this violation, classical singularity theorems are no longer applicable, indicating that singularities can be avoided, if the leading quantum corrections are taken into account.

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