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del Rio, A.; Sanchis-Gual, N.; Mewes, V.; Agullo, I.; Font, J.A.; Navarro-Salas, J. |
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Spontaneous Creation of Circularly Polarized Photons in Chiral Astrophysical Systems |
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Journal Article |
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2020 |
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Physical Review Letters |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
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124 |
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21 |
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211301 - 6pp |
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This work establishes a relation between chiral anomalies in curved spacetimes and the radiative content of the gravitational field. In particular, we show that a flux of circularly polarized gravitational waves triggers the spontaneous creation of photons with net circular polarization from the quantum vacuum. Using waveform catalogs, we identify precessing binary black holes as astrophysical configurations that emit such gravitational radiation and then solve the fully nonlinear Einstein's equations with numerical relativity to evaluate the net effect. The quantum amplitude for a merger is comparable to the Hawking emission rate of the final black hole and small to be directly observed. However, the implications for the inspiral of binary neutron stars could be more prominent, as argued on symmetry grounds. |
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[del Rio, Adrian; Sanchis-Gual, Nicolas] Univ Lisbon, Inst Super Tecn, Ctr Astrofis & Gravitacao CENTRA, Ave Rovisco Pais 1, P-1049001 Lisbon, Portugal |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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WOS:000535679100012 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4407 |
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Agullo, I.; Navarro-Salas, J.; Olmo, G.J.; Parker, L. |
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Reply to "Comment on 'Insensitivity of Hawking radiation to an invariant Planck-scale cutoff' '' |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2010 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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81 |
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10 |
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108502 - 3pp |
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We clarify the relationship between the conclusions of the previous Comment of A. Helfer [A. Helfer, preceding Comment, Phys. Rev. D 81, 108501 (2010)] and that of our Brief Report [I. Agullo, J. Navarro-Salas, G. J. Olmo, and L. Parker, Phys. Rev. D 80, 047503 (2009).]. |
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[Agullo, Ivan; Olmo, Gonzalo J.; Parker, Leonard] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys, Milwaukee, WI 53201 USA |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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1550-7998 |
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ISI:000278146700144 |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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430 |
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Agullo, I.; Navarro-Salas, J.; Olmo, G.J.; Parker, L. |
Title |
Revising the observable consequences of slow-roll inflation |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2010 |
Publication |
Physical Review D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. D |
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81 |
Issue |
4 |
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043514 - 14pp |
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We study the generation of primordial perturbations in a (single-field) slow-roll inflationary Universe. In momentum space, these (Gaussian) perturbations are characterized by a zero mean and a nonzero variance Delta(2) (k, t). However, in position space the variance diverges in the ultraviolet. The requirement of a finite variance in position space forces one to regularize Delta(2) (k, t). This can (and should) be achieved by proper renormalization in an expanding Universe in a unique way. This affects the predicted scalar and tensorial power spectra (evaluated when the modes acquire classical properties) for wavelengths that today are at observable scales. As a consequence, the imprint of slow-roll inflation on the cosmic microwave background anisotropies is significantly altered. We find a nontrivial change in the consistency condition that relates the tensor-to-scalar ratio r to the spectral indices. For instance, an exact scale-invariant tensorial power spectrum, n(t) = 0, is now compatible with a nonzero ratio r approximate to 0.12 +/- 0.06, which is forbidden by the standard prediction (r = -8n(t)). The influence of relic gravitational waves on the cosmic microwave background may soon come within the range of planned measurements, offering a nontrivial test of the new predictions. |
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[Agullo, Ivan; Olmo, Gonzalo J.; Parker, Leonard] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys, Milwaukee, WI 53201 USA, Email: ivan.agullo@uv.es |
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ISI:000275898500028 |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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479 |
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Agullo, I.; Navarro-Salas, J.; Olmo, G.J.; Parker, L. |
Title |
Remarks on the renormalization of primordial cosmological perturbations |
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Journal Article |
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2011 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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84 |
Issue |
10 |
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107304 - 5pp |
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We briefly review the need to perform renormalization of inflationary perturbations to properly work out the physical power spectra. We also summarize the basis of (momentum-space) renormalization in curved spacetime and address several misconceptions found in recent literature on this subject. |
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[Agullo, I] Penn State Univ, Dept Phys, Inst Gravitat & Cosmos, University Pk, PA 16802 USA |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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1550-7998 |
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WOS:000297126700004 |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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811 |
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Landete, A.; Navarro-Salas, J.; Torrenti, F. |
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Adiabatic regularization for spin-1/2 fields |
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Journal Article |
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2013 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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88 |
Issue |
6 |
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061501 - 5pp |
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We extend the adiabatic regularization method to spin-1/2 fields. The ansatz for the adiabatic expansion for fermionic modes differs significantly from the WKB-type template that works for scalar modes. We give explicit expressions for the first adiabatic orders and analyze particle creation in de Sitter spacetime. As for scalar fields, the adiabatic method can be distinguished by its capability to overcome the UV divergences of the particle number operator. We also test the consistency of the extended method by working out the conformal and axial anomalies for a Dirac field in a Friedmann-Lemaitre-Robertson-Walker spacetime, in exact agreement with those obtained from other renormalization prescriptions. We finally show its power by computing the renormalized stress-energy tensor for Dirac fermions in de Sitter space. |
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[Landete, Aitor] Univ Valencia, Fac Fis, Ctr Mixto Univ Valencia CSIC, Dept Fis, Burjassot 46100, Valencia, Spain |
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WOS:000323894000001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1566 |
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