Horizon-scale tests of gravity theories and fundamental physics from the Event Horizon Telescope image of Sagittarius A ∗ [PDF]
Horizon-scale images of black holes (BHs) and their shadows have opened an unprecedented window onto tests of gravity and fundamental physics in the strong-field regime.
S. Vagnozzi+3 more
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The non-relativistic geometric trinity of gravity [PDF]
The geometric trinity of gravity comprises three distinct formulations of general relativity: (i) the standard formulation describing gravity in terms of spacetime curvature, (ii) the teleparallel equivalent of general relativity describing gravity in ...
William J. Wolf, James Read
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Classical and quantum gravity with fractional operators [PDF]
Following the same steps made for a scalar field in a parallel publication, we propose a class of perturbative theories of quantum gravity based on fractional operators, where the kinetic operator of the graviton is made of either fractional derivatives ...
G. Calcagni
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The off-shell recursion for gravity and the classical double copy for currents [PDF]
We construct the off-shell recursion for gravity and the graviton current for the perturbative double field theory (DFT). We first formulate the perturbative DFT, which is equivalent but simpler to perturbative general relativity, to all-orders in ...
Kyoungho Cho, Kwangeon Kim, Kanghoon Lee
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Eikonal phase matrix, deflection angle, and time delay in effective field theories of gravity [PDF]
The eikonal approximation is an ideal tool to extract classical observables in gauge theory and gravity directly from scattering amplitudes. Here we consider effective theories of gravity where in addition to the Einstein-Hilbert term we include non ...
Manuel Accettulli Huber+3 more
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Decoherence of cosmological perturbations from boundary terms and the non-classicality of gravity [PDF]
We note that the decoherence of inflationary curvature perturbation ζ is dominated by a boundary term of the gravity action. Although this boundary term cannot affect cosmological correlators 〈 ζ ^ n 〉, it induces much faster decoherence for ζ than that ...
C. Sou, Duc-Huy Tran, Yi Wang
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Supersymmetric backgrounds in (1 + 1) dimensions and inhomogeneous field theory
We find a (1 + 1)-dimensional metric solution for a background hosting various supersymmetric field theories with a single non-chiral real supercharge. This supersymmetric background is globally hyperbolic even though it contains a naked null singularity.
Jeongwon Ho+3 more
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Isolated surfaces and symmetries of gravity [PDF]
Conserved charges in theories with gauge symmetries are supported on codimension-2 surfaces in the bulk. It has recently been suggested that various classical formulations of gravity dynamics display different symmetries, and paying attention to the ...
Luca Ciambelli, R. Leigh
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Generating cosmological perturbations in non-singular Horndeski cosmologies
We construct a concrete model of Horndeski bounce with strong gravity in the past. Within this model we show that the correct spectra of cosmological perturbations may be generated at early contracting epoch, with mild fine-tuning ensuring that the ...
Yulia Ageeva+2 more
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Distinguishable consequence of classical gravity on quantum matter [PDF]
What if gravity is classical? If true, a consistent co-existence of classical gravity and quantum matter requires that gravity exhibit irreducible fluctuations. These fluctuations can mediate classical correlations, but not quantum entanglement, between the quantized motion of the gravitationally interacting matter.
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