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Olmo, G.J. |
Title |
Palatini approach to modified gravity: f(R) theories and beyond |
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Journal Article |
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2011 |
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International Journal of Modern Physics D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Int. J. Mod. Phys. D |
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20 |
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4 |
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413-462 |
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Palatini formalism; modified gravity; cosmic speed-up; dark energy; dark matter; MOND; quantum gravity phenomenology; Hamiltonian formulation; stellar structure; Cauchy problem; solar system tests |
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We review the recent literature on modified theories of gravity in the Palatini approach. After discussing the motivations that lead to consider alternatives to Einstein's theory and to treat the metric and the connection as independent objects, we review several topics that have been recently studied within this framework. In particular, we provide an in-depth analysis of the cosmic speed-up problem, laboratory and solar system tests, the structure of stellar objects, the Cauchy problem, and bouncing cosmologies. We also discuss the importance of going beyond the f(R) models to capture other phenomenological aspects related with dark matter/energy and quantum gravity. |
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[Olmo, Gonzalo J.] Univ Valencia CSIC, Dept Fis Teor, Valencia, Spain, Email: gonzalo.olmo@uv.es |
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WOS:000290228200001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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961 |
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Olmo, G.J.; Rubiera-Garcia, D. |
Title |
Nonsingular Charged Black Holes A La Palatini |
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Journal Article |
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2012 |
Publication |
International Journal of Modern Physics D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Int. J. Mod. Phys. D |
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21 |
Issue |
8 |
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1250067 - 6pp |
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Extended theories of gravity; Palatini formalism; Planck scale |
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We argue that the quantum nature of matter and gravity should lead to a discretization of the allowed states of the matter confined in the interior of black holes. To support and illustrate this idea, we consider a quadratic extension of general relativity (GR) formulated a la Palatini and show that nonrotating, electrically charged black holes develop a compact core at the Planck density which is nonsingular if the mass spectrum satisfies a certain discreteness condition. We also find that the area of the core is proportional to the number of charges times the Planck area. |
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[Olmo, Gonzalo J.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Dept Fis Teor, Fac Fis, E-46100 Valencia, Spain |
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WOS:000308497500002 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1154 |
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Capozziello, S.; Harko, T.; Lobo, F.S.N.; Olmo, G.J. |
Title |
Hybrid Modified Gravity Unifying Local Tests, Galactic Dynamics and Late-Time Cosmic Acceleration |
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Journal Article |
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2013 |
Publication |
International Journal of Modern Physics D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Int. J. Mod. Phys. D |
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22 |
Issue |
12 |
Pages |
1342006 - 7pp |
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Modified gravity; late-time cosmic acceleration; dark matter; solar system tests |
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The nonequivalence between the metric and Palatini formalisms of f(R) gravity is an intriguing feature of these theories. However, in the recently proposed hybrid metric-Palatini gravity, consisting of the superposition of the metric Einstein-Hilbert Lagrangian with an f(R) term constructed a la Palatini, the “true” gravitational field is described by the interpolation of these two nonequivalent approaches. The theory predicts the existence of a light long-range scalar field, which passes the local constraints and affects the galactic and cosmological dynamics. Thus, the theory opens new possibilities for a unified approach, in the same theoretical framework, to the problems of dark energy and dark matter, without distinguishing a priori matter and geometric sources, but taking their dynamics into account under the same standard. |
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[Capozziello, Salvatore] Univ Naples Federico II, Dipartimento Fis, I-80126 Naples, Italy, Email: capozzie@na.infn.it; |
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WOS:000329048900013 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1688 |
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Olmo, G.J.; Rubiera-Garcia, D. |
Title |
The quantum, the geon and the crystal |
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Journal Article |
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2015 |
Publication |
International Journal of Modern Physics D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Int. J. Mod. Phys. D |
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24 |
Issue |
9 |
Pages |
1542013 - 15pp |
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Effective geometries; crystalline structures; modified gravity; metric-affine approach; geons |
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Effective geometries arising from a hypothetical discrete structure of spacetime can play an important role in the understanding of the gravitational physics beyond General Relativity (GR). To discuss this question, we make use of lessons from crystalline systems within solid state physics, where the presence of defects in the discrete microstructure of the crystal determine the kind of effective geometry needed to properly describe the system in the macroscopic continuum limit. In this work, we study metric-affine theories with nonmetricity and torsion, which are the gravitational analog of crystalline structures with point defects and dislocations. We consider a crystal-motivated gravitational action and show the presence of topologically nontrivial structures (wormholes) supported by an electromagnetic field. Their existence has important implications for the quantum foam picture and the effective gravitational geometries. We discuss how the dialogue between solid state physics systems and modified gravitational theories can provide useful insights on both sides. |
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[Olmo, Gonzalo J.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Fac Fis, Dept Fis Teor, E-46100 Valencia, Spain, Email: drubiera@fudan.edu.cn |
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WOS:000358793200014 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2322 |
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Olmo, G.J.; Rubiera-Garcia, D. |
Title |
Some recent results on Ricci-based gravity theories |
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Journal Article |
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2022 |
Publication |
International Journal of Modern Physics D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Int. J. Mod. Phys. D |
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31 |
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2240012 - 15pp |
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Metric-affine gravity; scalar fields; stellar models; junction conditions; compact objects |
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In this paper, metric-afline theories in which the gravity Lagrangian is built using (projectively invariant) contractions of the Ricci tensor with itself and with the metric (Ricci-based gravity theories, or RBGs for short) are reviewed. The goal is to provide a contextualized and coherent presentation of some recent results. In particular, we focus on the correspondence that exists between the field equations of these theories and those of general relativity, and comment on how this can be used to build new solutions of physical interest. We also discuss the formalism of junction conditions in the f (R) case, and provide a brief summary on current experimental and observational bounds on model parameters. |
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[Olmo, Gonzalo J.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Ctr Mixto, Dept Fis Teor, Valencia 46100, Spain, Email: gonzalo.olmo@uv.es; |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5350 |
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Bazeia, D.; Losano, L.; Menezes, R.; Olmo, G.J.; Rubiera-Garcia, D. |
Title |
Robustness of braneworld scenarios against tensorial perturbations |
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Journal Article |
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2015 |
Publication |
Classical and Quantum Gravity |
Abbreviated Journal |
Class. Quantum Gravity |
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32 |
Issue |
21 |
Pages |
215011 - 10pp |
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brane-worlds; tensorial perturbations; metric-affine geometry |
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Inspired by the peculiarities of the effective geometry of crystalline structures, we reconsider thick brane scenarios from a metric-affine perspective. We show that for a rather general family of theories of gravity, whose Lagrangian is an arbitrary function of the metric and the Ricci tensor, the background and scalar field equations can be written in first-order form, and tensorial perturbations have a non negative definite spectrum, which makes them stable under linear perturbations regardless of the form of the gravity Lagrangian. We find, in particular, that the tensorial zero modes are exactly the same as predicted by Einstein's theory regardless of the scalar field and gravitational Lagrangians. |
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[Bazeia, D.; Losano, L.; Olmo, Gonzalo J.] Univ Fed Paraiba, Dept Fis, BR-58051900 Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil, Email: bazeia@fisica.ufpb.br; |
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WOS:000364921200014 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2459 |
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Olmo, G.J.; Rubiera-Garcia, D.; Sanchez-Puente, A. |
Title |
Impact of curvature divergences on physical observers in a wormhole space-time with horizons |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2016 |
Publication |
Classical and Quantum Gravity |
Abbreviated Journal |
Class. Quantum Gravity |
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33 |
Issue |
11 |
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115007 - 12pp |
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Singularities; black holes; metric-affine geometry |
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The impact of curvature divergences on physical observers in a black hole space-time, which, nonetheless, is geodesically complete is investigated. This space-time is an exact solution of certain extensions of general relativity coupled to Maxwell's electrodynamics and, roughly speaking, consists of two Reissner-Nordstrom (or Schwarzschild or Minkowski) geometries connected by a spherical wormhole near the center. We find that, despite the existence of infinite tidal forces, causal contact is never lost among the elements making up the observer. This suggests that curvature divergences may not be as pathological as traditionally thought. |
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[Olmo, Gonzalo J.; Sanchez-Puente, A.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Ctr Mixto, Dept Fis Teor, E-46100 Valencia, Spain, Email: gonzalo.olmo@csic.es; |
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WOS:000377442000010 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2728 |
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Bazeia, D.; Losano, L.; Olmo, G.J.; Rubiera-Garcia, D. |
Title |
Geodesically complete BTZ-type solutions of 2+1 Born-Infeld gravity |
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Journal Article |
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2017 |
Publication |
Classical and Quantum Gravity |
Abbreviated Journal |
Class. Quantum Gravity |
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34 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
045006 - 21pp |
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Born-Infeld gravity; BTZ; wormholes; nonsingular solutions; geodesic completeness |
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We study Born-Infeld gravity coupled to a static, non-rotating electric field in 2 + 1 dimensions and find exact analytical solutions. Two families of such solutions represent geodesically complete, and hence nonsingular, spacetimes. Another family represents a point-like charge with a singularity at the center. Despite the absence of rotation, these solutions resemble the charged, rotating BTZ solution of general relativity but with a richer structure in terms of horizons. The nonsingular character of the first two families turn out to be attached to the emergence of a wormhole structure on their innermost region. This seems to be a generic prediction of extensions of general relativity formulated in metric-affine (or Palatini) spaces, where metric and connection are regarded as independent degrees of freedom. |
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[Bazeia, D.; Losano, L.; Olmo, Gonzalo J.] Univ Fed Paraiba, Dept Fis, BR-58051900 Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil, Email: bazeia@fisica.ufpb.br; |
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WOS:000395398800002 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3013 |
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Alfonso, V.I.; Bejarano, C.; Beltran Jimenez, J.; Olmo, G.J.; Orazi, E. |
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The trivial role of torsion in projective invariant theories of gravity with non-minimally coupled matter fields |
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Journal Article |
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2017 |
Publication |
Classical and Quantum Gravity |
Abbreviated Journal |
Class. Quantum Gravity |
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34 |
Issue |
23 |
Pages |
235003 - 20pp |
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modified gravity; metric-affine theories; torsion; non-minimal couplings |
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We study a large family of metric-affine theories with a projective symmetry, including non-minimally coupled matter fields which respect this invariance. The symmetry is straightforwardly realised by imposing that the connection only enters through the symmetric part of the Ricci tensor, even in the matter sector. We leave the connection completely free (including torsion), and obtain its general solution as the Levi-Civita connection of an auxiliary metric, showing that the torsion only appears as a projective mode. This result justifies the widely used condition of setting vanishing torsion in these theories as a simple gauge choice. We apply our results to some particular cases considered in the literature, including the so-called Eddington-inspired-Born-Infeld theories among others. We finally discuss the possibility of imposing a gauge fixing where the connection is metric compatible, and comment on the genuine character of the non-metricity in theories where the two metrics are not conformally related. |
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[Alfonso, Victor I.] Univ Fed Campina Grande, Unidade Acad Fis, BR-58109970 Campina Grande, PB, Brazil, Email: viafonso@df.ufcg.edu.br; |
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3353 |
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Olmo, G.J.; Rubiera-Garcia, D.; Sanchez-Puente, A. |
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Accelerated observers and the notion of singular spacetime |
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Journal Article |
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2018 |
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Classical and Quantum Gravity |
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Class. Quantum Gravity |
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35 |
Issue |
5 |
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055010 - 18pp |
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general relativity; geodesic behaviour; black holes; spacetime singularities; modified theories of gravity |
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Geodesic completeness is typically regarded as a basic criterion to determine whether a given spacetime is regular or singular. However, the principle of general covariance does not privilege any family of observers over the others and, therefore, observers with arbitrary motions should be able to provide a complete physical description of the world. This suggests that in a regular spacetime, all physically acceptable observers should have complete paths. In this work we explore this idea by studying the motion of accelerated observers in spherically symmetric spacetimes and illustrate it by considering two geodesically complete black hole spacetimes recently described in the literature. We show that for bound and locally unbound accelerations, the paths of accelerated test particles are complete, providing further support to the regularity of such spacetimes. |
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[Olmo, Gonzalo J.; Sanchez-Puente, Antonio] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, CSIC, Ctr Mixto, E-46100 Valencia, Spain, Email: gonzalo.olmo@uv.es; |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3473 |
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