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Delhom, A. |
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Minimal coupling in presence of non-metricity and torsion |
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Journal Article |
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2020 |
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European Physical Journal C |
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Eur. Phys. J. C |
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80 |
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8 |
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728 - 17pp |
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We deal with the question of what it means to define a minimal coupling prescription in presence of torsion and/or non-metricity, carefully explaining while the naive substitution partial derivative -> del introduces extra couplings between the matter fields and the connection that can be regarded as non-minimal in presence of torsion and/or non-metricity. We will also investigate whether minimal coupling prescriptions at the level of the action (MCPL) or at the level of field equations (MCPF) lead to different dynamics. To that end, we will first write the Euler-Lagrange equations for matter fields in terms of the covariant derivatives of a general non-Riemannian space, and derivate the form of the associated Noether currents and charges. Then we will see that if the minimal coupling prescriptions is applied as we discuss, for spin 0 and 1 fields the results of MCPL and MCPF are equivalent, while for spin 1/2 fields there is a difference if one applies the MCPF or the MCPL, since the former leads to charge violation. |
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[Delhom, Adria] Univ Valencia, Ctr Mixto Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, CSIC, Valencia 46100, Spain, Email: adria.delhom@uv.es |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Beltran Jimenez, J.; Delhom, A. |
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Instabilities in metric-affine theories of gravity with higher order curvature terms |
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2020 |
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European Physical Journal C |
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Eur. Phys. J. C |
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80 |
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6 |
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585 - 27pp |
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We discuss the presence of ghostly instabilities for metric-affine theories constructed with higher order curvature terms. We mainly focus on theories containing only the Ricci tensor and show the crucial role played by the projective symmetry. The pathological modes arise from the absence of a pure kinetic term for the projective mode and the non-minimal coupling of a 2-form field contained in the connection, and which can be related to the antisymmetric part of the metric in non-symmetric gravity theories. The couplings to matter are considered at length and cannot be used to render the theories stable. We discuss different procedures to avoid the ghosts by adding additional constraints. We finally argue how these pathologies are expected to be present in general metric-affine theories unless much care is taken in their construction. |
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[Beltran Jimenez, Jose] Univ Salamanca, Dept Fis Fundamental, Salamanca 37008, Spain, Email: jose.beltran@usal.es; |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4457 |
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Beltran Jimenez, J.; Delhom, A. |
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Ghosts in metric-affine higher order curvature gravity |
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2019 |
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European Physical Journal C |
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Eur. Phys. J. C |
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79 |
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8 |
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656 - 7pp |
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We disprove the widespread belief that higher order curvature theories of gravity in the metric-affine formalism are generally ghost-free. This is clarified by considering a sub-class of theories constructed only with the Ricci tensor and showing that the non-projectively invariant sector propagates ghost-like degrees of freedom. We also explain how these pathologies can be avoided either by imposing a projective symmetry or additional constraints in the gravity sector. Our results put forward that higher order curvature gravity theories generally remain pathological in the metric-affine (and hybrid) formalisms and highlight the key importance of the projective symmetry and/or additional constraints for their physical viability and, by extension, of general metric-affine theories. |
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[Beltran Jimenez, Jose] Univ Salamanca, Dept Fis Fundamental, E-37008 Salamanca, Spain, Email: jose.beltran@usal.es; |
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WOS:000479306500020 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4109 |
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Delhom, A.; Olmo, G.J.; Orazi, E. |
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Ricci-Based Gravity theories and their impact on Maxwell and nonlinear electromagnetic models |
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2019 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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11 |
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11 |
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149 - 24pp |
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Classical Theories of Gravity; Beyond Standard Model |
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We extend the correspondence between metric-affine Ricci-Based Gravity the- ories and General Relativity (GR) to the case in which the matter sector is represented by linear and nonlinear electromagnetic fields. This complements previous studies focused on fluids and scalar fields. We establish the general algorithm that relates the matter fields in the GR and RBG frames and consider some applications. In particular, we find that the so-called Eddington-inspired Born-Infeld gravity theory coupled to Maxwell electromag- netism is in direct correspondence with GR coupled to Born-Infeld electromagnetism. We comment on the potential phenomenological implications of this relation. |
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[Delhom, Adria; Olmo, Gonzalo J.] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, E-46100 Valencia, Spain, Email: adria.delhom@uv.es; |
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WOS:000513489000001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4281 |
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Delhom, A.; Miralles, V.; Peñuelas, A. |
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Effective interactions in Ricci-Based Gravity below the non-metricity scale |
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Journal Article |
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2020 |
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European Physical Journal C |
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Eur. Phys. J. C |
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80 |
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4 |
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340 - 14pp |
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We show how minimally-coupled matter fields of arbitrary spin, when coupled to Ricci-based gravity theories, develop non-trivial effective interactions that can be treated perturbatively only below a characteristic high-energy scale . We then use this interactions to set bounds on the high-energy scale that controls departures of Ricci-Based Gravity theories from General Relativity. Particularly, for Eddington-inspired Born-Infeld gravity we obtain the strong bound vertical bar kappa vertical bar<10(-26)m(5)kg(-1)s(-2). |
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[Delhom, Adria] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Ctr Mixto Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, Valencia 46100, Spain, Email: adria.delhom@uv.es |
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WOS:000530369100001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4387 |
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Delhom, A.; Lobo, I.P.; Olmo, G.J.; Romero, C. |
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Conformally invariant proper time with general non-metricity |
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Journal Article |
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2020 |
Publication |
European Physical Journal C |
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Eur. Phys. J. C |
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80 |
Issue |
5 |
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415 - 11pp |
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We show that the definition of proper time for Weyl-invariant space-times given by Perlick naturally extends to spaces with arbitrary non-metricity. We then discuss the relation between this generalized proper time and the Ehlers-Pirani-Schild definition of time when there is arbitrary non-metricity. Then we show how this generalized proper time suffers from a second clock effect. Assuming that muons are a device to measure this proper time, we constrain the non-metricity tensor on Earth's surface and then elaborate on the feasibility of such assumption. |
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[Delhom, Adria] Univ Valencia, Ctr Mixto Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, CSIC, Valencia 46100, Spain, Email: adria.delhom@uv.es; |
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WOS:000535820900011 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4405 |
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