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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Louis Hamaide, Hendrik Mueller, David J. E. Marsh
Summary: This passage discusses the calculation method related to dilaton and cosmic dark matter density, how to reconstruct this effect by observing the Lyman-alpha forest spectrum, and predicts the future observation capability through simulating quasar lines of sight.
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Physics, Particles & Fields
J. Palacios, A. Di Teodoro, E. Fuenmayor, E. Contreras
Summary: This work constructs a fractional matter sector for general relativity by proposing a suitable fractional anisotropy function and implementing the polytropic equation of state. The behavior of the physical quantities is explored.
EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C
(2023)
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Physics, Particles & Fields
Andreas Blommaert
Summary: We investigate out of time ordered correlators in the bulk of dS JT gravity using Schwarzian perturbation theory, and propose that these correlators are encoded on different sheets of the gravitational path integral, corresponding to different gravitational operator orderings. By implementing this in practice, we establish maximal chaos that aligns with shockwave intuition.
JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS
(2023)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
R. de Oliveira Junior, G. Alencar
Summary: In this paper, a covariant version of multi-localizing q-form fields is proposed, showing that all q-form fields have an ultralight mode with the same mass as the gravitational one. This suggests that there is an universal mass scale for the ultralight modes of the bosonic fields.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Enrico Barausse, Miguel Bezares, Marco Crisostomi, Guillermo Lara
Summary: We argue that the same techniques used to evolve the Cauchy problem for first-order derivative self-interacting scalar fields can also be applied to self-interacting vector fields, avoiding the issues and pathologies recently found in the literature.
JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
(2022)
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Mechanics
Guillaume Michel, Felicien Bonnefoy, Guillaume Ducrozet, Eric Falcon
Summary: This study investigates the statistics of rogue waves occurring in the inverse cascade of surface gravity wave turbulence. It reveals that in statistically homogeneous, stationary and isotropic wave fields, low-frequency waves are generated by nonlinear interactions instead of direct forcing. The analysis of thousands of rogue waves shows that certain properties crucially depend on four-wave resonant interactions, with larger crests being more likely than predicted by second-order models.
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2022)
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Physics, Multidisciplinary
Simon A. Haine
Summary: This study explores the quantum nature of the gravitational field using an ensemble of ultra-cold atoms and employs multi-parameter estimation techniques to compare different schemes. The research finds that interactions mediated via a quantum-valued gravitational field provide a distinct signature from classical gravitational interactions, but definitive demonstration of quantum gravitational interaction is limited by uncertainty in residual electromagnetic interactions between atoms, which may be overcome with improvements in experimental techniques.
NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
(2021)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
M. Fabbrichesi, E. Gabrielli
Summary: Research has shown that by simultaneously determining antimuon and positron polarizations, it is possible to distinguish between the axion and dark photon of the dark sector with a 99% confidence level with as few as 6 observed events. However, the massive spin-1 dark portal cannot be distinguished from the axionlike case, and the possibility of the X boson being a massive spin-2 particle is also discussed.
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Engineering, Environmental
Jeffrey J. Anderson, David C. Rode, Haibo Zhai, Paul S. Fischbeck
Summary: The main challenges in rapidly decarbonizing the electric power sector are achieving net-zero emissions while maintaining grid reliability and minimizing costs. This policy analysis evaluates various generation strategies and finds that a combination of cofiring bioenergy in existing coal-fired assets with carbon capture and storage (CCS) and coupling existing natural gas combined-cycle plants with CCS and direct air capture and storage (DACS) technologies perform the best. Policymakers and planners should consider these carbon-constrained fossil-fuel and negative emissions technologies when designing pathways to a carbon-free economy.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
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Physics, Particles & Fields
Rafael Aoude, Kays Haddad, Andreas Helset
Summary: By utilizing the spinor-helicity formalism, spurious-pole-free all-spin opposite-helicity Compton amplitudes in the classical limit for heavy particles are derived for QED, QCD, and gravity. The cured amplitudes are subject to deformations by contact terms, which can be largely fixed by imposing a relation between spin structures at the second post-Minkowskian order.
JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS
(2022)
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Engineering, Environmental
Abdallah Dindi, Kipp Coddington, Jada F. Garofalo, Wanying Wu, Haibo Zhai
Summary: This study examines the potential deployment of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) in existing coal-fired power plants in Wyoming to meet state emission limits. The study finds that CCS retrofitting would decrease efficiency and increase electricity costs, posing economic challenges. However, providing tax credits can offset the added cost and encourage fossil fuel abatement.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Juan Manuel Armaleo, Diana Lopez Nacir, Federico R. Urban
Summary: The study shows that ultra-light dark matter of spin two, interacting with Standard Model fields through its universal coupling alpha, generates a signal similar but distinct from continuous gravitational waves, detectable by current and planned gravitational wave interferometers. Implementation of these searches for gravitational wave interferometers would deepen our understanding of both dark matter and gravity.
JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
(2021)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Reginald Christian Bernardo
Summary: This study demonstrates that gravitational waves generated by perturbations of general relativistic black holes can serve as direct evidence for the existence of dark sector interactions. It is found that dark sector interactions can be simplified into an interaction charge affecting scalar and tensor waveforms, while satisfying a conservation equation embodying the equivalence principle. Numerical integration of coupled wave equations reveals the behavior of dark matter particles falling into a Schwarzschild black hole.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Xin-Yang Wang, Jie Jiang
Summary: In the gravitational theory with second-order interactions between gravity, scalar, and electromagnetic fields, a black hole entropy expression satisfying the linearized second law of black hole thermodynamics has been derived. By extending the gravitational theory to include higher-order interactions, the general expression of black hole entropy satisfying the linearized second law is obtained.
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Physics, Multidisciplinary
Kang-Sin Choi, Jeong-Hyuck Park
Summary: We perform a post-Newtonian analysis of double field theory to test string theory in the gravitational sector against observations. We identify the Eddington-Robertson-Schiff parameters beta(PPN) and gamma(PPN) with the charges of electric H flux and dilaton respectively, and further relate them to the stress-energy tensor. We show that beta(PPN) = 1 from the weak energy condition and argue that the observation of gamma(PPN) similar or equal to 1 signifies the occurrence of an ultrarelativistic equation of state in baryons or the suppression of gluon condensate.
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Gianmassimo Tasinato, Alice Garoffolo, Daniele Bertacca, Sabino Matarrese
Summary: The propagation of high-frequency gravitational waves in scalar-tensor theories of gravity was analyzed to examine properties of cosmological distances inferred from GW measurements. The study found modifications in both the luminosity and angular distances for GW as compared to General Relativity, with implications for gravitational lensing and time-delays between lensed GW and photons in multimessenger events. The Etherington reciprocity law was proven valid for a perturbed universe within a scalar-tensor framework, showing that lensed GW and their lensed electromagnetic counterparts arrive simultaneously, in line with causality constraints.
JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Emanuela Dimastrogiovanni, Matteo Fasiello, A. Emir Gumrukcuoglu
Summary: This paper investigates the possibility of extra spinning particles during inflation, focusing on the spin-2 case. The study explores the parameter space of the inflationary Lagrangian and identifies regions with signatures detectable by upcoming CMB probes. The analysis reveals the presence of a local-type non-Gaussianity in the gravitational wave spectrum and three-point function, which may be within the sensitivity range of both LiteBIRD and CMB-S4 experiments.
JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Laura Iacconi, Hooshyar Assadullahi, Matteo Fasiello, David Wands
Summary: Investigation of alpha-attractor potentials with an inflection point, which leads to enhanced curvature perturbations on small scales. Both single- and multi-field models are studied, exploring the effect of ultra-slow-roll dynamics and geometrical destabilisation on the resulting scalar power spectrum. These enhanced scalar perturbations can lead to the production of primordial black holes and second-order gravitational waves.
JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
(2022)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Tessa Baker, Gianluca Calcagni, Anson Chen, Matteo Fasiello, Lucas Lombriser, Katarina Martinovic, Mauro Pieroni, Mairi Sakellariadou, Gianmassimo Tasinato, Daniele Bertacca, Ippocratis D. Saltas
Summary: The possibility of transient deviations of the propagation speed of gravitational waves from the speed of light at low frequencies, based on modifications of General Relativity, is discussed. The impact of these deviations on the gravitational waveforms of black hole binary mergers detectable by the LISA mission is studied. Constraints on these deviations obtainable from individual systems and a population of sources are forecasted.
JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
(2022)
Review
Physics, Particles & Fields
K. G. Arun, Enis Belgacem, Robert Benkel, Laura Bernard, Emanuele Berti, Gianfranco Bertone, Marc Besancon, Diego Blas, Christian G. Bohmer, Richard Brito, Gianluca Calcagni, Alejandro Cardenas-Avendano, Katy Clough, Marco Crisostomi, Valerio De Luca, Daniela Doneva, Stephanie Escoffier, Jose Maria Ezquiaga, Pedro G. Ferreira, Pierre Fleury, Stefano Foffa, Gabriele Franciolini, Noemi Frusciante, Juan Garcia-Bellido, Carlos Herdeiro, Thomas Hertog, Tanja Hinderer, Philippe Jetzer, Lucas Lombriser, Elisa Maggio, Michele Maggiore, Michele Mancarella, Andrea Maselli, Sourabh Nampalliwar, David Nichols, Maria Okounkova, Paolo Pani, Vasileios Paschalidis, Alvise Raccanelli, Lisa Randall, Sebastien Renaux-Petel, Antonio Riotto, Milton Ruiz, Alexander Saffer, Mairi Sakellariadou, Ippocratis D. Saltas, B. S. Sathyaprakash, Lijing Shao, Carlos F. Sopuerta, Thomas P. Sotiriou, Nikolaos Stergioulas, Nicola Tamanini, Filippo Vernizzi, Helvi Witek, Kinwah Wu, Kent Yagi, Stoytcho Yazadjiev, Nicolas Yunes, Miguel Zilhao, Niayesh Afshordi, Marie-Christine Angonin, Vishal Baibhav, Enrico Barausse, Tiago Barreiro, Nicola Bartolo, Nicola Bellomo, Ido Ben-Dayan, Eric A. Bergshoeff, Sebastiano Bernuzzi, Daniele Bertacca, Swetha Bhagwat, Beatrice Bonga, Lior M. Burko, Geoffrey Compere, Giulia Cusin, Antonio da Silva, Saurya Das, Claudia de Rham, Kyriakos Destounis, Ema Dimastrogiovanni, Francisco Duque, Richard Easther, Hontas Farmer, Matteo Fasiello, Stanislav Fisenko, Kwinten Fransen, Jorg Frauendiener, Jonathan Gair, Laszlo Arpad Gergely, Davide Gerosa, Leonardo Gualtieri, Wen-Biao Han, Aurelien Hees, Thomas Helfer, Jorg Hennig, Alexander C. Jenkins, Eric Kajfasz, Nemanja Kaloper, Vladimir Karas, Bradley J. Kavanagh, Sergei A. Klioner, Savvas M. Koushiappas, Macarena Lagos, Christophe Le Poncin-Lafitte, Francisco S. N. Lobo, Charalampos Markakis, Prado Martin-Moruno, C. J. A. P. Martins, Sabino Matarrese, Daniel R. Mayerson, Jose P. Mimoso, Johannes Noller, Nelson J. Nunes, Roberto Oliveri, Giorgio Orlando, George Pappas, Igor Pikovski, Luigi Pilo, Geraint Pratten, Tomislav Prokopec, Hong Qi, Saeed Rastgoo, Angelo Ricciardone, Rocco Rollo, Diego Rubiera-Garcia, Olga Sergijenko, Stuart Shapiro, Deirdre Shoemaker, Alessandro Spallicci, Oleksandr Stashko, Leo C. Stein, Gianmassimo Tasinato, Andrew J. Tolley, Elias C. Vagenas, Stefan Vandoren, Daniele Vernieri, Rodrigo Vicente, Toby Wiseman, Valery Zhdanov, Miguel Zumalacarregui
Summary: This white paper summarizes the importance of LISA in the field of fundamental physics and discusses future research directions and connections with other working groups.
LIVING REVIEWS IN RELATIVITY
(2022)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Ema Dimastrogiovanni, Matteo Fasiello, Lucas Pinol
Summary: For the first time, this study derives the explicit form of the anisotropies induced by the scalar(tensor)-tensor-tensor type of primordial non-Gaussianities in the stochastic gravitational wave background using the in-in formalism. The method is applied to both single-field slow-roll and multi-field models, providing examples at tree-level and one-loop. The results are compared to previous findings on anisotropies during inflation and offer the potential for detection of the induced gravitational wave anisotropy atop a gravitational signal.
JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
(2022)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Ema Dimastrogiovanni, Matteo Fasiello, Ameek Malhotra, Gianmassimo Tasinato
Summary: This paper discusses the anisotropic features of gravitational wave backgrounds originated from the universe, particularly focusing on the GW background generated by peaked scalar spectra. The frequency dependence and detectability of these GW anisotropies are studied, with emphasis on cross-correlations among different space-based GW detectors and GW-CMB experiments.
JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
(2023)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Nicola Bartolo, Daniele Bertacca, Robert Caldwell, Carlo R. Contaldi, Giulia Cusin, Valerio De Luca, Emanuela Dimastrogiovanni, Matteo Fasiello, Daniel G. Figueroa, Gabriele Franciolini, Alexander C. Jenkins, Marco Peloso, Mauro Pieroni, Arianna Renzini, Angelo Ricciardone, Antonio Riotto, Mairi Sakellariadou, Lorenzo Sorbo, Gianmassimo Tasinato, Jesus Torrado, Sebastien Clesse, Sachiko Kuroyanagi
Summary: We investigate the sensitivity of the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) to the anisotropies of the Stochastic Gravitational Wave Background (SGWB). By building a Signal-to-Noise estimator and performing a Fisher matrix analysis, we quantify the detectability of different multipoles by LISA. This study provides important information for understanding the origin of the SGWB and discriminating among different superimposed SGWB sources.
JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
(2022)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Matteo Fasiello, Tomohiro Fujita, Zvonimir Vlah
Summary: In this paper, we provide exact analytic solutions for density and velocity fields in ACDM cosmology using Eulerian standard perturbation theory. The solutions are derived to all orders and have a separable form in time and momenta at each perturbative order.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Ogan Ozsoy, Gianmassimo Tasinato
Summary: This study proposes a new method to probe inflationary models of primordial black hole (PBH) production by analyzing the characteristics of the primordial power spectrum profile, specifically focusing on the dip and surrounding scales. The research shows that the properties of PBH scenarios can be quantitatively studied by cross correlating CMB mu-distortions and temperature fluctuations, which may be tested in the next generation of CMB experiments.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Alice Garoffolo, Marco Raveri, Alessandra Silvestri, Gianmassimo Tasinato, Carmelita Carbone, Daniele Bertacca, Sabino Matarrese
Summary: In models of dynamical dark energy and gravity beyond the standard cosmological scenario, estimates of luminosity distance from electromagnetic and gravitational wave sources differ, leaving a unique imprint on the angular power-spectrum of fluctuations. By exploiting the synergy in supernovae and gravitational wave distance measurements, a joint estimator has been constructed to directly probe dark energy fluctuations, providing conclusive evidence for their existence. Additionally, this measurement can also allow for probing the running of the Planck mass, with experimental requirements discussed for detecting these signals.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Gianmassimo Tasinato
Summary: The study found that introducing brief periods of nonattractor evolution in cosmological inflation can generate primordial black holes and enhance the spectrum of gravitational waves. For a single epoch of slow-roll violation, the steepest slope of the spectrum has a spectral index n(s) - 1 = 4, while multiple phases of violation result in an enhanced slope.