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Agullo, I.; del Rio, A.; Navarro-Salas, J. |
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Classical and quantum aspects of electric-magnetic duality rotations in curved spacetimes |
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2018 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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98 |
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12 |
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125001 - 22pp |
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It is well known that the source-free Maxwell equations are invariant under electric-magnetic duality rotations, F -> F cos theta +*F sin theta. These transformations are indeed a symmetry of the theory in the Noether sense. The associated constant of motion is the difference in the intensity between self-dual and anti-self-dual components of the electromagnetic field or, equivalently, the difference between the right and left circularly polarized components. This conservation law holds even if the electromagnetic field interacts with an arbitrary classical gravitational background. After reexamining these results, we discuss whether this symmetry is maintained when the electromagnetic field is quantized. The answer is in the affirmative in the absence of gravity but not necessarily otherwise. As a consequence, the net polarization of the quantum electromagnetic field fails to be conserved in curved spacetimes. This is a quantum effect, and it can be understood as the generalization of the fermion chiral anomaly to fields of spin one. |
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[Agullo, Ivan] Louisiana State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA, Email: agullo@lsu.edu; |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Agullo, I.; Landete, A.; Navarro-Salas, J. |
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Electric-magnetic duality and renormalization in curved spacetimes |
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2014 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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90 |
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12 |
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124067 - 7pp |
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We point out that the duality symmetry of free electromagnetism does not hold in the quantum theory if an arbitrary classical gravitational background is present. The symmetry breaks in the process of renormalization, as also happens with conformal invariance. We show that a similar duality anomaly appears for a massless scalar field in 1 + 1 dimensions. |
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[Agullo, Ivan; Landete, Aitor] Louisiana State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA, Email: agullo@lsu.edu; |
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WOS:000348361600012 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Agullo, I.; Navarro-Salas, J.; Olmo, G.J.; Parker, L. |
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Remarks on the renormalization of primordial cosmological perturbations |
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2011 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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84 |
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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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WOS:000297126700004 |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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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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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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ISI:000278146700144 |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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Agullo, I.; Navarro-Salas, J.; Olmo, G.J.; Parker, L. |
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Revising the observable consequences of slow-roll inflation |
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2010 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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81 |
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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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