scholarly journals Jordan and Einstein Frames Hamiltonian Analysis for FLRW Brans-Dicke Theory

Universe ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Matteo Galaverni ◽  
Gabriele Gionti S. J.

We analyze the Hamiltonian equivalence between Jordan and Einstein frames considering a mini-superspace model of the flat Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker (FLRW) Universe in the Brans–Dicke theory. Hamiltonian equations of motion are derived in the Jordan, Einstein, and anti-gravity (or anti-Newtonian) frames. We show that, when applying the Weyl (conformal) transformations to the equations of motion in the Einstein frame, we did not obtain the equations of motion in the Jordan frame. Vice-versa, we re-obtain the equations of motion in the Jordan frame by applying the anti-gravity inverse transformation to the equations of motion in the anti-gravity frame.

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alina Khaybullina ◽  
Ramil Izmailov ◽  
Kamal K. Nandi ◽  
Carlo Cattani

We will confront some static spherically symmetric vacuum Brans-Dicke solutions in the Jordan and Einstein Frames with the Robertson parameters. While the regular solution in the vacuum Einstein theory is just the Schwarzschild black hole, the same in the Jordan frame Brans-Dicke theory is shown to represent not a black hole but a traversable wormhole. But, in this case, the valid range ofωbecomes too narrow to yield the observed weak field Robertson parameters at the positive mass mouth. The corresponding solution in the Einstein frame also provides a regular wormhole, and it yields the correct parametric values but only up to “one and half order.” We argue that a second-order contribution can in principle distinguish between the signatures of the regular wormhole and the singular Buchdahl solution in the Einstein frame. Thus, at the level of regular solutions, Brans-Dicke theory in each frame predicts effects very different from those of Einstein's theory. To our knowledge, these theoretical distinctions seem not to have received adequate attention so far.


2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (28n29) ◽  
pp. 1545012
Author(s):  
Jian-Hua He ◽  
Bin Wang

We review the conformal equivalence in describing the background expansion of the universe by [Formula: see text] gravity both in the Jordan frame and the Einstein frame. In the Jordan frame, we present the general analytic expression for [Formula: see text] models that have the same expansion history as the [Formula: see text]CDM model. This analytic form can provide further insights on how cosmology can be used to test the [Formula: see text] gravity at the largest scales. Moreover we present a systematic and self-consistent way to construct the viable [Formula: see text] model in Jordan frame using the mass dilation rate function from the Einstein frame through the conformal transformation. In addition, we extend our study to the linear perturbation theories and we further exhibit the equivalence of the [Formula: see text] gravity presented in the Jordan frame and Einstein frame in the perturbed space–time. We argue that this equivalence has solid physics root.


Author(s):  
Amin Salehi

Scalar–tensor theories of gravity can be formulated in the Einstein frame or in the Jordan frame (JF) which are related with each other by conformal transformations. Although the two frames describe the same physics and are equivalent, the stability of the field equations in the two frames is not the same. Here, we implement dynamical system and phase space approach as a robustness tool to investigate this issue. We concentrate on the Brans–Dicke theory in a Friedmann–Lemaitre–Robertson–Walker universe, but the results can easily be generalized. Our analysis shows that while there is a one-to-one correspondence between critical points in two frames and each critical point in one frame is mapped to its corresponds in another frame, however, stability of a critical point in one frame does not guarantee the stability in another frame. Hence, an unstable point in one frame may be mapped to a stable point in another frame. All trajectories between two critical points in phase space in one frame are different from their corresponding in other ones. This indicates that the dynamical behavior of variables and cosmological parameters is different in two frames. Hence, for those features of the study, which focus on observational measurements, we must use the JF where experimental data have their usual interpretation.


2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (08) ◽  
pp. 1750085 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. D. Odintsov ◽  
V. K. Oikonomou

An alternative to the Big Bang cosmologies is obtained by the Big Bounce cosmologies. In this paper, we study a bounce cosmology with a Type IV singularity occurring at the bouncing point in the context of [Formula: see text] modified gravity. We investigate the evolution of the Hubble radius and we examine the issue of primordial cosmological perturbations in detail. As we demonstrate, for the singular bounce, the primordial perturbations originating from the cosmological era near the bounce do not produce a scale-invariant spectrum and also the short wavelength modes after these exit the horizon, do not freeze, but grow linearly with time. After presenting the cosmological perturbations study, we discuss the viability of the singular bounce model, and our results indicate that the singular bounce must be combined with another cosmological scenario, or should be modified appropriately, in order that it leads to a viable cosmology. The study of the slow-roll parameters leads to the same result indicating that the singular bounce theory is unstable at the singularity point for certain values of the parameters. We also conformally transform the Jordan frame singular bounce, and as we demonstrate, the Einstein frame metric leads to a Big Rip singularity. Therefore, the Type IV singularity in the Jordan frame becomes a Big Rip singularity in the Einstein frame. Finally, we briefly study a generalized singular cosmological model, which contains two Type IV singularities, with quite appealing features.


2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (26) ◽  
pp. 1550127
Author(s):  
Yu Han

The slow-roll inflation of scalar–tensor theories (STTs) of gravity in the context of loop quantum cosmology (LQC) is investigated in this paper. After deriving the effective Hamiltonian, we obtain the semiclassical equations of motion for the background variables in both Jordan frame and Einstein frame of STTs. Then we apply these equations in the slow-roll limit and derive the LQC corrections to the scalar spectral index [Formula: see text] and the tensor-to-scalar ratio [Formula: see text] in the two frames of STTs. Finally, we take two special sectors of STTs as specific examples, namely the Starobinsky model and the non-minimally coupled scalar field model (with the coupling function [Formula: see text] and the potential [Formula: see text]). We derive the detailed expressions of the LQC corrections to [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] in terms of the [Formula: see text]-folding number for these two models in both frames.


Author(s):  
Subrat Kumar Jena ◽  
S. Chakraverty

In this paper, a semi analytical-numerical technique called differential transform method (DTM) is applied to investigate free vibration of nanobeams based on non-local Euler–Bernoulli beam theory. The essential steps of the DTM application include transforming the governing equations of motion into algebraic equations, solving the transformed equations and then applying a process of inverse transformation to obtain accurate mode frequency. All the steps of the DTM are very straightforward, and the application of the DTM to both the equations of motion and the boundary conditions seems to be very involved computationally. Besides all these, the analysis of the convergence of the results shows that DTM solutions converge fast. In this paper, a detailed investigation has been reported and MATLAB code has been developed to analyze the numerical results for different scaling parameters as well as for four types of boundary conditions. Present results are compared with other available results and are found to be in good agreement.


2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (12) ◽  
pp. 1350042 ◽  
Author(s):  
XAVIER CALMET ◽  
TING-CHENG YANG

We show how to map gravitational theories formulated in the Jordan frame to the Einstein frame at the quantum field theoretical level considering quantum fields in curved space–time. As an example, we consider gravitational theories in the Jordan frame of the type F(ϕ, R) = f(ϕ)R-V(ϕ) and perform the map to the Einstein frame. Our results can easily be extended to any gravitational theory. We consider the Higgs inflation model as an application of our results.


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