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Agullo, I.; del Rio, A.; Navarro-Salas, J. |
| Title |
On the Electric-Magnetic Duality Symmetry: Quantum Anomaly, Optical Helicity, and Particle Creation |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Symmetry-Basel |
Abbreviated Journal |
Symmetry-Basel |
| Volume |
10 |
Issue |
12 |
Pages |
763 - 14pp |
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electric-magnetic duality symmetry; quantum anomalies; optical helicity; electromagnetic polarization; particle creation |
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It is well known that not every symmetry of a classical field theory is also a symmetry of its quantum version. When this occurs, we speak of quantum anomalies. The existence of anomalies imply that some classical Noether charges are no longer conserved in the quantum theory. In this paper, we discuss a new example for quantum electromagnetic fields propagating in the presence of gravity. We argue that the symmetry under electric-magnetic duality rotations of the source-free Maxwell action is anomalous in curved spacetimes. The classical Noether charge associated with these transformations accounts for the net circular polarization or the optical helicity of the electromagnetic field. Therefore, our results describe the way the spacetime curvature changes the helicity of photons and opens the possibility of extracting information from strong gravitational fields through the observation of the polarization of photons. We also argue that the physical consequences of this anomaly can be understood in terms of the asymmetric quantum creation of photons by the gravitational field. |
| Address |
[Agullo, Ivan] Louisiana State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA, Email: agullo@lsu.edu; |
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2073-8994 |
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WOS:000454725100101 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3867 |
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Navarro-Salas, J. |
| Title |
Black holes, conformal symmetry, and fundamental fields |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2024 |
Publication |
Classical and Quantum Gravity |
Abbreviated Journal |
Class. Quantum Gravity |
| Volume |
41 |
Issue |
8 |
Pages |
085003 - 14pp |
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black holes; horizons; singularities; conformal symmetry; quantum fields; Standard Model |
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Cosmic censorship protects the outside world from black hole singularities and paves the way for assigning entropy to gravity at the event horizons. We point out a tension between cosmic censorship and the quantum backreacted geometry of Schwarzschild black holes, induced by vacuum polarization and driven by the conformal anomaly. A similar tension appears for the Weyl curvature hypothesis at the Big Bang singularity. We argue that the requirement of exact conformal symmetry resolves both conflicts and has major implications for constraining the set of fundamental constituents of the Standard Model. |
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[Navarro-Salas, Jose] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, IFIC, CSIC, E-46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain, Email: jnavarro@ific.uv.es |
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IOP Publishing Ltd |
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English |
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0264-9381 |
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WOS:001187435100001 |
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no |
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yes |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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6029 |
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Ferreiro, A.; Navarro-Salas, J. |
| Title |
Running couplings from adiabatic regularization |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2019 |
Publication |
Physics Letters B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Lett. B |
| Volume |
792 |
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81-85 |
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Adiabatic renormalization; Running couplings; Semiclassical Maxwell-Einstein equations |
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We extend the adiabatic regularization method by introducing an arbitrary mass scale μin the construction of the subtraction terms. This allows us to obtain, in a very robust way, the running of the coupling constants by demanding mu-invariance of the effective semiclassical (Maxwell-Einstein) equations. In particular, we get the running of the electric charge of perturbative quantum electrodynamics. Furthermore, the method brings about a renormalization of the cosmological constant and the Newtonian gravitational constant. The running obtained for these dimensionful coupling constants has new relevant (non-logarithmic) contributions, not predicted by dimensional regularization. |
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[Ferreiro, Antonio; Navarro-Salas, Jose] Univ Valencia, Fac Fis, Ctr Mixto, Dept Fis Teor,CSIC, E-46100 Valencia, Spain, Email: antonio.ferreiro@ific.uv.es; |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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English |
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0370-2693 |
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WOS:000466802100015 |
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no |
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yes |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3997 |
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Agullo, I.; Navarro-Salas, J.; Olmo, G.J.; Parker, L. |
| Title |
Hawking Radiation by Kerr Black Holes and Conformal Symmetry |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2010 |
Publication |
Physical Review Letters |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. Lett. |
| Volume |
105 |
Issue |
21 |
Pages |
211305 - 4pp |
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The exponential blueshift associated with the event horizon of a black hole makes conformal symmetry play a fundamental role in accounting for its thermal properties. Using a derivation based on two-point functions, we show that the full spectrum of thermal radiation of scalar particles by Kerr black holes can be explicitly derived on the basis of a conformal symmetry arising in the wave equation near the horizon. The simplicity of our approach emphasizes the depth of the connection between conformal symmetry and black hole radiance. |
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[Agullo, Ivan; Parker, Leonard] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys, Milwaukee, WI 53201 USA |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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English |
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0031-9007 |
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ISI:000284407400004 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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322 |
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Agullo, I.; Navarro-Salas, J.; Olmo, G.J.; Parker, L. |
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Acceleration radiation, transition probabilities and trans-Planckian physics |
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Journal Article |
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2010 |
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New Journal of Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
New J. Phys. |
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12 |
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095017 - 18pp |
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An important question in the derivation of the acceleration radiation, which also arises in Hawking's derivation of black hole radiance, is the need to invoke trans-Planckian physics in describing the creation of quanta. We point out that this issue can be further clarified by reconsidering the analysis in terms of particle detectors, transition probabilities and local two-point functions. By writing down separate expressions for the spontaneous-and induced-transition probabilities of a uniformly accelerated detector, we show that the bulk of the effect comes from the natural (non-trans-Planckian) scale of the problem, which largely diminishes the importance of the trans-Planckian sector. This is so, at least, when trans-Planckian physics is defined in a Lorentz-invariant way. This analysis also suggests how one can define and estimate the role of trans-Planckian physics in the Hawking effect itself. |
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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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Iop Publishing Ltd |
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1367-2630 |
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ISI:000284766400006 |
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International Collaboration |
yes |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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318 |
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