{"title":"Issue Information: Fortschritte der Physik 9 / 2026","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/prop.70149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/prop.70149","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55150,"journal":{"name":"Fortschritte Der Physik-Progress of Physics","volume":"74 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/prop.70149","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148903748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optical Appearance of the Konoplya–Zhidenko Rotating Non-Kerr Black Hole Surrounded by a Thin Accretion Disk","authors":"Ke-Jian He, Yi Liu, Chen-Yu Yang, Xiao-Xiong Zeng","doi":"10.1002/prop.70146","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/prop.70146","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In this study, we investigate the optical appearance of rotating Konoplya–Zhidenko non-Kerr black holes in the presence of thin accretion disks, with the aim of examining whether the information of deformation parameters manifest in observable signatures. By employing a fisheye camera model in conjunction with backward ray-tracing techniques, we simulate images for both prograde and retrograde accretion scenarios. The results indicate that the deformation parameter <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mi>ξ</mi>\u0000 <annotation>$xi$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> can partially mitigate the shadow deformation induced by the rotation parameter <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mi>a</mi>\u0000 <annotation>$a$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math>. The inner shadow displays characteristic morphological transformations at varying observation angles, transitioning from an axisymmetric circular form at low angles to a hat-like configuration at higher angles. Furthermore, at high observational inclination angles, the direct image and the lensed image become distinctly discernible, and an increase in the deformation parameter <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mi>ξ</mi>\u0000 <annotation>$xi$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> enhances the observed intensity of the image. Interestingly, the motion behavior of the accretion flow influences the observed intensity distribution on the screen, a finding that is consistent with the redshift distribution. Hence, variations in the deformation parameter <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mi>ξ</mi>\u0000 <annotation>$xi$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math>, the observation angles, and the motion behavior of the accretion flow collectively influence the observable appearance of the black hole. We expect this work to provide valuable references for identifying observable signatures of spacetime deviations from general relativity.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":55150,"journal":{"name":"Fortschritte Der Physik-Progress of Physics","volume":"74 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148784411","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":"Toward a T-Dual Emergent Gravity","authors":"Daniel Bermudez, Raju Roychowdhury","doi":"10.1002/prop.70141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/prop.70141","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Emergent gravity provides a geometric interpretation of noncommutative <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mi>U</mi>\u0000 <mo>(</mo>\u0000 <mn>1</mn>\u0000 <mo>)</mo>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$U(1)$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> gauge theory, in which deformations of a symplectic structure induced by a gauge field are absorbed by diffeomorphisms via the Darboux theorem, giving rise to an effective Riemannian metric. Independently, topological T-duality identifies pairs of principal torus bundles equipped with distinct geometric and flux data whose associated sigma models are physically equivalent. In this work, we place both constructions within the framework of generalized geometry, thereby enabling a uniform treatment of emergent metrics and T-duality transformations. We describe emergent gravity in terms of generalized metrics on exact Courant algebroids and interpret the Seiberg–Witten map as a composition of <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mi>B</mi>\u0000 <annotation>$B$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> and <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mi>θ</mi>\u0000 <annotation>$theta$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> transformations acting on a flat background. Using the <i>Gualtieri–Cavalcanti formulation</i> of T-duality as an isomorphism of Courant algebroids, we construct a natural notion of a T-dual emergent gravity for principal torus bundles. For flat spacetimes with trivial H-flux, we show that the T-dual generalized metric again admits an emergent gravity interpretation. At the level of generalized geometry, this result is encoded in a commutative diagram in which T-duality interchanges the order of the transformations responsible for the emergence of the metric. For general <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <msup>\u0000 <mi>T</mi>\u0000 <mn>2</mn>\u0000 </msup>\u0000 <annotation>$mathbb {T}^2$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math>-fibrations, we derive explicit formulas for the T-dual generalized metric and show that the dual background generically carries a nontrivial H-flux, which obstructs a direct interpretation in terms of conventional symplectic emergent gravity and necessitates an extension of the framework to nonexact Courant algebroids. Our results provide a precise mathematical link between emergent gravity and T-duality and indicate that generalized geometry furnishes the natural setting for a T-duality–covariant formulation of emergent gravity, including backgrounds with nonvanishing flux.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":55150,"journal":{"name":"Fortschritte Der Physik-Progress of Physics","volume":"74 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148783582","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}
Manish Yadav, Archana Dixit, Anirudh Pradhan, M. S. Barak
{"title":"Cosmographic Analysis of the Rastall Gravity Model With Recent Baryon Acoustic Oscillations and Supernova Samples","authors":"Manish Yadav, Archana Dixit, Anirudh Pradhan, M. S. Barak","doi":"10.1002/prop.70144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/prop.70144","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We perform a comprehensive cosmographic analysis of the Rastall gravity extension of the standard <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mi>Λ</mi>\u0000 <mi>CDM</mi>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$Lambda{rm CDM}$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> model within a spatially flat FLRW framework. We employ the latest observational datasets, including the DR2, cosmic chronometers (CC), and Type Ia supernova samples (PP&SH0ES, Union3, DES-5yr, and DES-Dovekie). We constrain the free parameters for the Rastall gravity model using Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) simulations implemented through the MontePython and CLASS codes, yielding robust and tightly constrained results. Our analysis reveals that the mean value of the Rastall parameter <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mi>ε</mi>\u0000 <annotation>$epsilon$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> is of order <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <msup>\u0000 <mn>10</mn>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mo>−</mo>\u0000 <mn>4</mn>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </msup>\u0000 <annotation>$10^{-4}$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> for the DR2+CC dataset and remains consistent with zero at the <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mn>68</mn>\u0000 <mo>%</mo>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$68%$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> confidence level, suggesting that the Rastall gravity reduces to the standard general relativity description. For the DR2+CC+PP&SH0ES dataset, the constraint on <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mi>ε</mi>\u0000 <annotation>$epsilon$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> undergoes a substantial change, reaching the order of <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <msup>\u0000 <mn>10</mn>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mo>−</mo>\u0000 <mn>3</mn>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </msup>\u0000 <annotation>$10^{-3}$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> and exhibiting a significant <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mn>3.4</mn>\u0000 <mi>σ</mi>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$3.4sigma$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> departure from general relativity (<span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mi>ε</mi>\u0000 <mo>=</mo>\u0000 <mn>0</mn>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$epsilon =0$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math>), also obtain the Hubble constant <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <msub>\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":55150,"journal":{"name":"Fortschritte Der Physik-Progress of Physics","volume":"74 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148783583","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}
Nicolas R. Bertini, Marcos H. Novaes, Rodrigo von Marttens, Ilya L. Shapiro
{"title":"Renormalization Group Corrections to \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Λ\u0000 CDM\u0000 \u0000 $Lambda{rm CDM}$\u0000 Model and Observational Consequences for \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 H\u0000 0\u0000 \u0000 $H_0$\u0000 Tension","authors":"Nicolas R. Bertini, Marcos H. Novaes, Rodrigo von Marttens, Ilya L. Shapiro","doi":"10.1002/prop.70140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/prop.70140","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We explore the renormalization group-based extension of the <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mi>Λ</mi>\u0000 <mi>CDM</mi>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$Lambda{rm CDM}$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> model as a potential solution to the current cosmological tensions. In this approach, both the cosmological constant density and Newton's constant are allowed to vary with the energy scale, as a consequence of the remnant effects of massive quantum fields in the low-energy regime. The corresponding cosmological model is consistent with the principles of quantum field theory, based on the covariance of the vacuum effective action, and is characterized by a unique extra parameter <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mi>ν</mi>\u0000 <annotation>$nu$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math>. Our analysis yields a best-fit value of <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mi>ν</mi>\u0000 <mo>=</mo>\u0000 <mo>−</mo>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mo>(</mo>\u0000 <mn>2.5</mn>\u0000 <mo>±</mo>\u0000 <mn>1.3</mn>\u0000 <mo>)</mo>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <mo>×</mo>\u0000 <msup>\u0000 <mn>10</mn>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mo>−</mo>\u0000 <mn>4</mn>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </msup>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$nu = - (2.5 pm 1.3)times 10^{-4}$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math>, placing the <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mi>Λ</mi>\u0000 <mi>CDM</mi>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$Lambda{rm CDM}$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> limit at the <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mn>2</mn>\u0000 <mi>σ</mi>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$2sigma$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> region of the <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mi>ν</mi>\u0000 <annotation>$nu$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> posterior. This narrow range is consistent with data from CMB (Planck), BAO (DESI), and SN Ia (DES Y5). Our result also alleviates the <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <msub>\u0000 <mi>H</mi>\u0000 <mn>0</mn>\u0000 </msub>\u0000 <annotation>$H_0$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> tension and is consistent with the previously established constraints from large-scale structure. In these kind of models, there is a link between cosmology and particle physics. Our results point to possibility of a new physics, characterized by a mas","PeriodicalId":55150,"journal":{"name":"Fortschritte Der Physik-Progress of Physics","volume":"74 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148753553","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}