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Bombacigno, F.; Boudet, S.; Montani, G. |
Title |
Generalized Ashtekar variables for Palatini f(R) models |
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2021 |
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Nuclear Physics B |
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Nucl. Phys. B |
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963 |
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115281 - 21pp |
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We consider special classes of Palatini f(R) theories, featured by additional Loop Quantum Gravity inspired terms, with the aim of identifying a set of modified Ashtekar canonical variables, which still preserve the SU(2) gauge structure of the standard theory. In particular, we allow for affine connection to be endowed with torsion, which turns out to depend on the additional scalar degree affecting Palatini f( R) gravity, and in this respect we successfully construct a novel Gauss constraint. We analyze the role of the additional scalar field, outlining as it acquires a dynamical character by virtue of a non vanishing Immirzi parameter, and we describe some possible effects on the area operator stemming from such a revised theoretical framework. Finally, we compare our results with earlier studies in literature, discussing differences between metric and Palatini approaches. It is worth noting how the Hamiltonian turns out to be different in the two cases. The results can be reconciled when the analysis is performed in the Einstein frame. |
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[Bombacigno, Flavio] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Ctr Mixto, Dept Fis Teor, Valencia 46100, Spain, Email: flavio.bombacigno@ext.uv.es; |
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0550-3213 |
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WOS:000613579500003 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4706 |
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Schiavone, T.; Montani, G.; Bombacigno, F. |
Title |
f(R) gravity in the Jordan frame as a paradigm for the Hubble tension |
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Journal Article |
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2023 |
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
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Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. |
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522 |
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L72-L77 |
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supernovae: general; galaxies: distances and redshifts; cosmological parameters; dark energy; cosmology: theory |
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We analyse the f(R) gravity in the so-called Jordan frame, as implemented to the isotropic Universe dynamics. The goal of the present study is to show that according to recent data analyses of the supernovae Ia Pantheon sample, it is possible to account for an effective redshift dependence of the Hubble constant. This is achieved via the dynamics of a non-minimally coupled scalar field, as it emerges in the f(R) gravity. We face the question both from an analytical and purely numerical point of view, following the same technical paradigm. We arrive to establish that the expected decay of the Hubble constant with the redshift z is ensured by a form of the scalar field potential, which remains essentially constant for z less than or similar to 0.3, independently if this request is made a priori, as in the analytical approach, or obtained a posteriori, when the numerical procedure is addressed. Thus, we demonstrate that an f(R) dark energy model is able to account for an apparent variation of the Hubble constant due to the rescaling of the Einstein constant by the f(R) scalar mode. |
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[Schiavone, Tiziano] Univ Pisa, Dept Phys Fermi, Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3, I-56127 Pisa, Italy, Email: tschiavone@fc.ul.pt |
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Oxford Univ Press |
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0035-8711 |
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WOS:001066034100015 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5672 |
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Moretti, F.; Bombacigno, F.; Montani, G. |
Title |
Gravitational Landau damping for massive scalar modes |
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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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1203 - 9pp |
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We establish the possibility of Landau damping for gravitational scalar waves which propagate in a non-collisional gas of particles. In particular, under the hypothesis of homogeneity and isotropy, we describe the medium at the equilibrium with a Juttner-Maxwell distribution, and we analytically determine the damping rate from the Vlasov equation. We find that damping occurs only if the phase velocity of the wave is subluminal throughout the propagation within the medium. Finally, we investigate relativistic media in cosmological settings by adopting numerical techniques. |
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[Moretti, Fabio; Montani, Giovanni] Sapienza Univ Rome, Phys Dept, Ple Aldo Moro 5, I-00185 Rome, Italy, Email: fabio.moretti@uniroma1.it; |
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1434-6044 |
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WOS:000615196900004 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4707 |
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Bombacigno, F.; Boudet, S.; Olmo, G.J.; Montani, G. |
Title |
Big bounce and future time singularity resolution in Bianchi I cosmologies: The projective invariant Nieh-Yan case |
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Journal Article |
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2021 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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103 |
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124031 |
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We extend the notion of the Nieh-Yan invariant to generic metric-affine geometries, where both torsion and nonmetricity are taken into account. Notably, we show that the properties of projective invariance and topologicity can be independently accommodated by a suitable choice of the parameters featuring this new Nieh-Yan term. We then consider a special class of modified theories of gravity able to promote the Immirzi parameter to a dynamical scalar field coupled to the Nieh-Yan form, and we discuss in more detail the dynamics of the effective scalar tensor theory stemming from such a revised theoretical framework. We focus, in particular, on cosmological Bianchi I models and we derive classical solutions where the initial singularity is safely removed in favor of a big bounce, which is ultimately driven by the nonminimal coupling with the Immirzi field. These solutions, moreover, turn out to be characterized by finite time singularities, but we show that such critical points do not spoil the geodesic completeness and wave regularity of these spacetimes. |
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2470-0010 |
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WOS:000661819200005 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4870 |
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Moretti, F.; Bombacigno, F.; Montani, G. |
Title |
The Role of Longitudinal Polarizations in Horndeski and Macroscopic Gravity: Introducing Gravitational Plasmas |
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Journal Article |
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2021 |
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Universe |
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Universe |
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7 |
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496 - 28pp |
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gravitational waves; gauge-invariant method; Landau damping; macroscopic gravity |
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We discuss some general and relevant features of longitudinal gravitational modes in Horndeski gravity and their interaction with matter media. Adopting a gauge-invariant formulation, we clarify how massive scalar and vector fields can induce additional transverse and longitudinal excitations, resulting in breathing, vector, and longitudinal polarizations. We review, then, the interaction of standard gravitational waves with a molecular medium, outlining the emergence of effective massive gravitons, induced by the net quadrupole moment due to molecule deformation. Finally, we investigate the interaction of the massive mode in Horndeski gravity with a noncollisional medium, showing that Landau damping phenomenon can occur in the gravitational sector as well. That allows us to introduce the concept of “gravitational plasma”, where inertial forces associated with the background field play the role of cold ions in electromagnetic plasma. |
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[Moretti, Fabio; Montani, Giovanni] Sapienza Univ Rome, Dept Phys, Ple Aldo Moro 5, I-00185 Rome, Italy, Email: fabio.moretti@uniroma1.it; |
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WOS:000741918900001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5076 |
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