H García-Compeán, J Hernández-Aguilar, D Mata-Pacheco and C Ramírez
{"title":"Effects of quantum corrections to Lorentzian vacuum transitions in the presence of gravity","authors":"H García-Compeán, J Hernández-Aguilar, D Mata-Pacheco and C Ramírez","doi":"10.1088/1361-6382/ad9fcc","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ad9fcc","url":null,"abstract":"We present a study of the vacuum transition probabilities taking into account quantum corrections. We first introduce a general method that expands previous works employing the Lorentzian formalism of the Wheeler–De Witt equation by considering higher order terms in the semiclassical expansion. The method presented is applicable in principle to any model in the minisuperspace and up to any desired order in the quantum correction terms. Then, we apply this method to obtain analytical solutions for the probabilities up to second quantum corrections for homogeneous isotropic and anisotropic universes. We use the Friedmann–Lemaitre–Robertson–Walker metric with positive and zero curvature for the isotropic case and the Bianchi III and Kantowski–Sachs metrics for the anisotropic case. Interpreting the results as distribution probabilities of creating universes by vacuum decay with a given size, we found that the general behaviour is that considering up to the second quantum correction leads to an avoidance of the initial singularity. However, we show that this result can only be achieved for the isotropic Universe. Furthermore, we also study the effect of anisotropy on the transition probabilities.","PeriodicalId":10282,"journal":{"name":"Classical and Quantum Gravity","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142901835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anirban Chatterjee, Akshay Panda and Abhijit Bandyopadhyay
{"title":"Observational constraints on generic models of non-minimal curvature-matter coupling","authors":"Anirban Chatterjee, Akshay Panda and Abhijit Bandyopadhyay","doi":"10.1088/1361-6382/ad9f18","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ad9f18","url":null,"abstract":"We investigate two classes of non-minimally coupled curvature-matter models in the FLRW Universe with a perfect fluid and analyze their cosmological implications using Supernova Ia, observed Hubble data, and baryon acoustic oscillation measurements. Non-minimal coupling is introduced via an additional term in the Einstein–Hilbert action. To obtain observational constraints, we use an exponential-type fluid-pressure profile characterized by the dimensionless parameter k and parameterize as Rn with another dimensionless parameter n. Two additional parameters, α and β in the functional form of determine the coupling strength. We identify significant regions in the (n, k)-parameter space for fixed coupling strength values where non-minimally coupled models align with observed late-time cosmic evolution. Additionally, we explore and discuss features of energy transfer between the curvature and matter sectors using observational data.","PeriodicalId":10282,"journal":{"name":"Classical and Quantum Gravity","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142901831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Robert Dickinson, Jeff Forshaw, Ross Jenkinson and Peter Millington
{"title":"A new study of the Unruh effect","authors":"Robert Dickinson, Jeff Forshaw, Ross Jenkinson and Peter Millington","doi":"10.1088/1361-6382/ad9c12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ad9c12","url":null,"abstract":"We revisit the Unruh effect within a general framework based on direct, probability-level calculations. We rederive the transition rate of a uniformly accelerating Unruh–DeWitt monopole detector coupled to a massive scalar field, from both the perspective of an inertial (Minkowski) observer and an accelerating (Rindler) observer. We show that, for a measurement at a finite time after the initial state is prepared, the two perspectives give the same transition rate. We confirm that an inertial detector in a thermal bath of Minkowski particles responds differently to the accelerated detector (which perceives a thermal bath of Rindler particles), except in the case of a massless field where there is agreement at all times. Finally, new numerical results for the transition rate are presented and explained, highlighting the transient effects caused by forcing the field to initially be in the Minkowski vacuum state.","PeriodicalId":10282,"journal":{"name":"Classical and Quantum Gravity","volume":"145 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142887983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abhijit Chakraborty, Carlos R Ordóñez and Gustavo Valdivia-Mera
{"title":"Path integral derivation of the thermofield double state in causal diamonds","authors":"Abhijit Chakraborty, Carlos R Ordóñez and Gustavo Valdivia-Mera","doi":"10.1088/1361-6382/ad9e65","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ad9e65","url":null,"abstract":"In this article, we adopt the framework developed by Laflamme (1989 Physica A 158 58–63) to analyze the path integral of a massless—conformally invariant—scalar field defined on a causal diamond (CD) of size 2α in 1+1 dimensions. By examining the Euclidean geometry of the CD, we establish that its structure is conformally related to the cylinder , where the Euclidean time coordinate τ has a periodicity of β. This property, along with the conformal symmetry of the fields, allows us to identify the connection between the thermofield double (TFD) state of CDs and the Euclidean path integral defined on the two disconnected manifolds of the cylinder. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the temperature of the TFD state, derived from the conditions in the Euclidean geometry and analytically calculated, coincides with the temperature of the CD known in the literature. This derivation highlights the universality of the connection between the Euclidean path integral formalism and the TFD state of the CD, as well as it further establishes CDs as a model that exhibits all desired properties of a system exhibiting the Unruh effect.","PeriodicalId":10282,"journal":{"name":"Classical and Quantum Gravity","volume":"72 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142888060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jay V Kalinani, Liwei Ji, Lorenzo Ennoggi, Federico G Lopez Armengol, Lucas Timotheo Sanches, Bing-Jyun Tsao, Steven R Brandt, Manuela Campanelli, Riccardo Ciolfi, Bruno Giacomazzo, Roland Haas, Erik Schnetter and Yosef Zlochower
{"title":"AsterX: a new open-source GPU-accelerated GRMHD code for dynamical spacetimes","authors":"Jay V Kalinani, Liwei Ji, Lorenzo Ennoggi, Federico G Lopez Armengol, Lucas Timotheo Sanches, Bing-Jyun Tsao, Steven R Brandt, Manuela Campanelli, Riccardo Ciolfi, Bruno Giacomazzo, Roland Haas, Erik Schnetter and Yosef Zlochower","doi":"10.1088/1361-6382/ad9c11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ad9c11","url":null,"abstract":"We present AsterX, a novel open-source, modular, GPU-accelerated, fully general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (GRMHD) code designed for dynamic spacetimes in 3D Cartesian coordinates, and tailored for exascale computing. We utilize block-structured adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) through CarpetX, the new driver for the Einstein Toolkit, which is built on AMReX, a software framework for massively parallel applications. AsterX employs the Valencia formulation for GRMHD, coupled with the ‘Z4c’ formalism for spacetime evolution, while incorporating high resolution shock capturing schemes to accurately handle the hydrodynamics. AsterX has undergone rigorous testing in both static and dynamic spacetime, demonstrating remarkable accuracy and agreement with other codes in literature. Using subcycling in time, we find an overall performance gain of factor 2.5–4.5. Benchmarking the code through scaling tests on OLCF’s Frontier supercomputer, we demonstrate a weak scaling efficiency of about 67%–77% on 4096 nodes compared to an 8-node performance.","PeriodicalId":10282,"journal":{"name":"Classical and Quantum Gravity","volume":"129 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142887981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sensitivity functions of space-borne gravitational wave detectors under the metric gravity theory","authors":"Jing Zhou, Pan-Pan Wang and Cheng-Gang Shao","doi":"10.1088/1361-6382/ad9ce0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ad9ce0","url":null,"abstract":"Gravitational waves (GWs) have six possible polarization modes, and whose successful detection can effectively test the gravitational properties under the strong field theory and help distinguish between different theories of gravity. Space-based GW detectors can respond differently to different polarization modes and can be used to measure the polarization states of GWs. However, during the detection process, multiple noises can swamp the faint GW signals, thus, it is essential to develop highly sophisticated experimental techniques and data processing methods to suppress the noises. For the most dominant laser frequency noise, time-delay interferometry technique is employed to construct a virtual equal-arm interferometer by performing appropriate time-delay and linear combination of data streams. This ensures the laser frequency noise is suppressed below the noise floor composed of test-mass noise and shot noise. To present the responsiveness of the detector to the polarization modes of GW signals and to clarify the corresponding characteristic regularities. In this paper, we calculate and analyze the sensitivity functions of 45 core geometric time-delay interferometry technique (TDI) combinations under the six polarization modes allowed by the metric gravity theory. The analysis is based on arbitrary second-generation TDI that can be independently linearly expanded by first-generation generators. It turns out that the sensitivity functions of 45 TDI combinations in different polarization modes are classified into exactly the same 11 categories, and there are obvious characteristic patterns in the asymptotic behavior of these sensitivity functions. These results can help to measure the GW polarization states, understand the nature of fields beyond the gravitational field, and provide some support for distinguishing gravitational theories. In addition, the sensitivity functions of multi-type TDI combinations can be applied to the parameter estimation to improve the localization accuracy of all-sky GW sources.","PeriodicalId":10282,"journal":{"name":"Classical and Quantum Gravity","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142888920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring perturbative constraints in higher-order curvature gravity theories","authors":"Daniel Molano and Pedro Bargueño","doi":"10.1088/1361-6382/ad9ce1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ad9ce1","url":null,"abstract":"In the realm of general relativity (GR) and extended theories of gravity, obtaining solutions for scenarios of physical interest is a highly intricate challenge. By employing the formalism of mathematical perturbation theory within the GR framework, we demonstrate that, for a significant class of vacuum theories, the corresponding solutions do not yield additional effects beyond those predicted by GR’s perturbation theory. However, models characterized by terms of the form exhibit distinctive contributions not present in GR. We assert that fundamental limitations exist, explaining why solutions of certain models can deviate from their GR counterparts, indicating non-connected solutions or non-analytic behavior. Conversely, in the models , the solutions seamlessly connect with those of GR. This distinction highlights the nuanced interplay between higher-order curvature terms and their impact on gravitational dynamics, offering new insights into the landscape of modified gravity theories.","PeriodicalId":10282,"journal":{"name":"Classical and Quantum Gravity","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142879727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jia-Rui Li, Yu-Jie Tan, Tao Jin, Wei-Sheng Huang, Hao Huang, Cheng-Gang Qin and Cheng-Gang Shao
{"title":"Experimental design for testing local Lorentz invariance violation in gravity","authors":"Jia-Rui Li, Yu-Jie Tan, Tao Jin, Wei-Sheng Huang, Hao Huang, Cheng-Gang Qin and Cheng-Gang Shao","doi":"10.1088/1361-6382/ad9c0c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ad9c0c","url":null,"abstract":"Local Lorentz invariance is an important foundation of General Relativity, and its high-precision testing can help to explore the unified theories. In this work, we focus on the local Lorentz violating effect in pure gravity with mass dimension d = 6, and study the experimental design for testing local Lorentz violation with precision torsion pendulum experiments. By designing the striped test and source masses, and setting the appropriate azimuth angles of the experimental setup, we found the constraint accuracy of the local Lorentz violation coefficients is expected to be improved by one to two orders of magnitude compared with the international optimal level. Moreover, considering the difficulty level of changing the azimuth angle of the experimental setup in practical experiments, we proposed two experimental strategies and separately studied the azimuth-angle configurations corresponding to the optimal constraint of the local Lorentz violating coefficients, which can guide the development of the later experiments.","PeriodicalId":10282,"journal":{"name":"Classical and Quantum Gravity","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142879725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Metric symmetry by design in general relativity","authors":"Viktor T Toth","doi":"10.1088/1361-6382/ad9f15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ad9f15","url":null,"abstract":"The usual derivation of Einstein’s field equations from the Einstein–Hilbert action is performed by silently assuming the metric tensor’s symmetric character. If this symmetry is not assumed, the result is a new theory, such as Einstein’s attempted Unified Field Theory or Moffat’s Nonsymmetric Gravitational Theory. Explicitly enforcing the constraint by means of a Lagrange-multiplier term restores Einstein’s field equations, but the multiplier appears as an additional, unconstrained antisymmetric term. We briefly discuss the possible significance of this term with respect to a nonvanishing cosmological angular momentum, a sourced spin current, the nonsymmetric nature of the Einstein pseudotensor characterizing the energy–momentum of the gravitational field, and possible implications on attempts to obtain a quantum theory of gravity.","PeriodicalId":10282,"journal":{"name":"Classical and Quantum Gravity","volume":"50 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142879728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiawei Zhang, Peilong Yu, Shuyang Lin, Qinbo Ma, Zhe Han and Jianping Huang
{"title":"Amplitude stability research and experimental investigation of the actuation circuit of the inertial sensor for space gravitational wave detection","authors":"Jiawei Zhang, Peilong Yu, Shuyang Lin, Qinbo Ma, Zhe Han and Jianping Huang","doi":"10.1088/1361-6382/ad9c0d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ad9c0d","url":null,"abstract":"The primary measure of scientific performance for inertial sensors used in space gravitational wave detection is the residual acceleration noise of the test mass (TM). This residual noise arises from both the internal circuit and the external environment. The actuation circuit, a crucial component of the internal circuit, significantly affects the TM’s residual acceleration noise through its amplitude stability, thereby impacting the scientific performance of the inertial sensor. In this study, we designed the actuation circuit for an inertial sensor, developed a mathematical model to describe its amplitude stability, and experimentally verified the model’s accuracy. Experimental results demonstrate that the current design enables the actuation circuit to achieve an amplitude stability of 3.6 ppm Hz−1/2 at 1 mHz, thereby offering theoretical support for achieving a higher amplitude stability in the millihertz frequency band.","PeriodicalId":10282,"journal":{"name":"Classical and Quantum Gravity","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142879726","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}