Looking for a key to the reconciliation between gravity and quantum physics under a lamppost of the cosmological constant problem

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Je-An Gu
Keyword(s):  
Cosmological Constant ◽  
Quantum Physics ◽  
Cosmological Constant Problem

scholarly journals Bootstrapped Newtonian Cosmology and the Cosmological Constant Problem

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 358
Author(s):  
Roberto Casadio ◽  
Andrea Giusti
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Cosmological Constant ◽  
Quantum Cosmology ◽  
Quantum Physics ◽  
Gravitational Interaction ◽  
Newtonian Gravity ◽  
Cosmological Constant Problem ◽  
Newtonian Cosmology ◽  
Natural Solution ◽  
The Impact

Bootstrapped Newtonian gravity was developed with the purpose of estimating the impact of quantum physics in the nonlinear regime of the gravitational interaction, akin to corpuscular models of black holes and inflation. In this work, we set the ground for extending the bootstrapped Newtonian picture to cosmological spaces. We further discuss how such models of quantum cosmology can lead to a natural solution to the cosmological constant problem.

scholarly journals TIME, VACUUM ENERGY, AND THE COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 2265-2268 ◽  
Author(s):  
VIQAR HUSAIN
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Cosmological Constant ◽  
Vacuum Energy ◽  
Cosmological Constant Problem ◽  
Problem Of Time ◽  
The Relationship

We describe a link between the cosmological constant problem and the problem of time in quantum gravity. This arises from examining the relationship between the cosmological constant and vacuum energy in light of nonperturbative formulations of quantum gravity.

SCALE GAUGE SYMMETRY AND THE STANDARD MODEL

1990 ◽  
Vol 05 (22) ◽  
pp. 4225-4240 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. SOLÀ
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Symmetry ◽  
Standard Model ◽  
Cosmological Constant ◽  
Minimal Model ◽  
Harmonic Map ◽  
Strong Interactions ◽  
Cosmological Constant Problem ◽  
The Standard Model ◽  
Conformal Gauge ◽  
Scalar Sector

We speculate on a version of the "standard" model of the electroweak and strong interactions coupled to gravity and equipped with a spontaneously broken, anomalous, conformal gauge symmetry. The scalar sector is virtually absent in the minimal model but in the general case it shows up in the form of a nonlinear harmonic map Lagrangian. A Euclidean approach to the cosmological constant problem is also addressed in this framework.

scholarly journals Fine Structure of Dark Energy and New Physics

2007 ◽  
Vol 2007 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishnu Jejjala ◽  
Michael Kavic ◽  
Djordje Minic
Keyword(s):  
Fine Structure ◽  
Quantum Theory ◽  
Dark Energy ◽  
Cosmological Constant ◽  
New Physics ◽  
Blackbody Radiation ◽  
Cosmological Constant Problem ◽  
Radiation Problem ◽  
Specific Proposal ◽  
Dual Quantum

Following our recent work on the cosmological constant problem, in this letter we make a specific proposal regarding the fine structure (i.e., the spectrum) of dark energy. The proposal is motivated by a deep analogy between the blackbody radiation problem, which led to the development of quantum theory, and the cosmological constant problem, for which we have recently argued calls for a conceptual extension of the quantum theory. We argue that the fine structure of dark energy is governed by a Wien distribution, indicating its dual quantum and classical nature. We discuss observational consequences of such a picture of dark energy and constrain the distribution function.

The quantum consistency of the 12-dimensional theory

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (04n05) ◽  
pp. 1650010
Author(s):  
Simon Davis
Keyword(s):  
Cosmological Constant ◽  
Moduli Space ◽  
Dimensional Reduction ◽  
Text Structure ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Supersymmetric Theory ◽  
Particle Spectrum ◽  
Dimensional Theory ◽  
Cosmological Constant Problem ◽  
Four Dimensions

By considering the 12-dimensional superalgebra, inferences are drawn about the finiteness of the 12-dimensional theory unifying the superstring models. The dimensional reduction of the nonsupersymmetric theory in four dimensions to a supersymmetric action in three dimensions is established for the bosonic sector. It is found to be the quotient by [Formula: see text] of the integration over the fiber coordinate of a theory with [Formula: see text] supersymmetry. Consequently, a flow on the moduli space of Spin(7) manifolds from a [Formula: see text] structure with [Formula: see text] supersymmetry yielding a phenomelogically realistic particle spectrum to a [Formula: see text] holonomy manifold compatible with supersymmetry in three dimensions and a nonsupersymmetric action in four dimensions, solving the quantum cosmological constant problem, is proven to exist. The projection of the representations of the [Formula: see text] superalgebra of the 12-dimensional theory to four dimensions include nonperturbative string solitons that are more stable because the dynamics is described by supersymmetric theory with a higher degree of finiteness.

scholarly journals The nature of the gravitational vacuum

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (14) ◽  
pp. 1944005
Author(s):  
Samir D. Mathur
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
String Theory ◽  
Cosmological Constant ◽  
Mass Formula ◽  
Vacuum Energy ◽  
Planck Scale ◽  
Cosmological Constant Problem ◽  
Horizon Radius ◽  
Number Formula ◽  
Gravitational Vacuum

The vacuum must contain virtual fluctuations of black hole microstates for each mass [Formula: see text]. We observe that the expected suppression for [Formula: see text] is counteracted by the large number [Formula: see text] of such states. From string theory, we learn that these microstates are extended objects that are resistant to compression. We argue that recognizing this ‘virtual extended compression-resistant’ component of the gravitational vacuum is crucial for understanding gravitational physics. Remarkably, such virtual excitations have no significant effect for observable systems like stars, but they resolve two important problems: (a) gravitational collapse is halted outside the horizon radius, removing the information paradox, (b) spacetime acquires a ‘stiffness’ against the curving effects of vacuum energy; this ameliorates the cosmological constant problem posed by the existence of a planck scale [Formula: see text].

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