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Lazarides, G.; Reig, M.; Shafi, Q.; Srivastava, R.; Valle, J.W.F. |
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Spontaneous Breaking of Lepton Number and the Cosmological Domain Wall Problem |
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Journal Article |
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2019 |
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Physical Review Letters |
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Phys. Rev. Lett. |
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122 |
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15 |
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151301 - 5pp |
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We show that if global lepton number symmetry is spontaneously broken in a postinflation epoch, then it can lead to the formation of cosmological domain walls. This happens in the well-known “Majoron paradigm” for neutrino mass generation. We propose some realistic examples that allow spontaneous lepton number breaking to be safe from such domain walls. |
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[Lazarides, George] Aristotle Univ Thessaloniki, Sch Elect & Comp Engn, Fac Engn, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece, Email: lazaride@eng.auth.gr; |
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WOS:000464756200002 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3985 |
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Reig, M.; Valle, J.W.F.; Yamada, M. |
Title |
Light majoron cold dark matter from topological defects and the formation of boson stars |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2019 |
Publication |
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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09 |
Issue |
9 |
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029 - 25pp |
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Cosmic strings; domain walls; monopoles; particle physics – cosmology connection; cosmology of theories beyond the SM; cosmological neutrinos |
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We show that for a relatively light majoron (<< 100 eV) non-thermal production from topological defects is an efficient production mechanism. Taking the type I seesaw as benchmark scheme, we estimate the primordial majoron abundance and determine the required parameter choices where it can account for the observed cosmological dark matter. The latter is consistent with the scale of unification. Possible direct detection of light majorons with future experiments such as PTOLEMY and the formation of boson stars from the majoron dark matter are also discussed. |
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[Reig, Mario; Valle, Jose W. F.] Univ Valencia, AHEP Grp, Inst Fis Corpuscular, CSIC, Parc Cient Paterna,Catedrat Jose Beltran 2, E-46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain, Email: mario.reig@ific.uv.es; |
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Iop Publishing Ltd |
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1475-7516 |
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WOS:000487690100005 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4154 |
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Afonso, V.I.; Olmo, G.J.; Orazi, E.; Rubiera-Garcia, D. |
Title |
Mapping nonlinear gravity into General Relativity with nonlinear electrodynamics |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2018 |
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European Physical Journal C |
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Eur. Phys. J. C |
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78 |
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10 |
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866 - 11pp |
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We show that families of nonlinear gravity theories formulated in a metric-affine approach and coupled to a nonlinear theory of electrodynamics can be mapped into general relativity (GR) coupled to another nonlinear theory of electrodynamics. This allows to generate solutions of the former from those of the latter using purely algebraic transformations. This correspondence is explicitly illustrated with the Eddington-inspired Born-Infeld theory of gravity, for which we consider a family of nonlinear electrodynamics and show that, under the map, preserve their algebraic structure. For the particular case of Maxwell electrodynamics coupled to Born-Infeld gravity we find, via this correspondence, a Born-Infeld-type nonlinear electrodynamics on the GR side. Solving the spherically symmetric electrovacuum case for the latter, we show how the map provides directly the right solutions for the former. This procedure opens a new door to explore astrophysical and cosmological scenarios in nonlinear gravity theories by exploiting the full power of the analytical and numerical methods developed within the framework of GR. |
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[Afonso, Victor I.] Univ Fed Campina Grande, Unidade Acad Fis, BR-58429900 Campina Grande, PB, Brazil, Email: viafonso@df.ufcg.edu.br; |
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Springer |
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1434-6044 |
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WOS:000448428400001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3776 |
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Sanchis-Gual, N.; del Rio, A. |
Title |
Precessing binary black holes as engines of electromagnetic helicity |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2023 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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108 |
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044052 - 11pp |
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We show that binary black hole mergers with precessing evolution can potentially excite photons from the quantum vacuum in such a way that total helicity is not preserved in the process. Helicity violation is allowed by quantum fluctuations that spoil the electric-magnetic duality symmetry of the classical Maxwell theory without charges. We show here that precessing binary black hole systems in astrophysics generate a flux of circularly polarized gravitational waves which, in turn, provides the required helical background that triggers this quantum effect. Solving the fully nonlinear Einstein’s equations with numerical relativity we explore the parameter space of binary systems and extract the detailed dependence of the quantum effect with the spins of the two black holes. We also introduce a set of diagrammatic techniques that allows us to predict when a binary black hole merger can or cannot emit circularly polarized gravitational radiation, based on mirror-symmetry considerations. This framework allows to understand and to interpret correctly the numerical results, and to predict the outcomes in potentially interesting astrophysical systems. |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Peinado, E.; Reig, M.; Srivastava, R.; Valle, J.W.F. |
Title |
Dirac neutrinos from Peccei-Quinn symmetry: A fresh look at the axion |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2020 |
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Modern Physics Letters A |
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Mod. Phys. Lett. A |
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35 |
Issue |
21 |
Pages |
2050176 - 9pp |
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Peccei-Quinn symmetry; axion; neutrinos |
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We show that a very simple solution to the strong CP problem naturally leads to Dirac neutrinos. Small effective neutrino masses emerge from a type-I Dirac seesaw mechanism. Neutrino mass limits probe the axion parameters in regions currently inaccessible to conventional searches. |
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[Peinado, Eduardo] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, AP 20-364, Ciudad De Mexico 01000, Mexico, Email: epeinado@fisica.unam.mx; |
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World Scientific Publ Co Pte Ltd |
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0217-7323 |
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WOS:000550796000006 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4467 |
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