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二次引力的亚稳性

Metastability in Quadratic Gravity

Alberto Salvio

摘要:

二次引力是对广义相对论的UV完成,它也解决了层次问题。4个导数的存在通过Ostrogradsky定理意味着$classical$哈密顿量从下面是无界的。在这里,我们解决这个问题,表明相关的解决方案是不稳定的,但亚稳态。当能量远低于一个阈值时(这个阈值高到足以描述整个宇宙学),就可以避免失控。值得注意的是,初始条件的混沌暴胀理论确保了这样的约束得到满足,我们为早期宇宙制定了可测试的含义。当边界被破坏时可能发生的不稳定性不仅与宇宙学相容,而且还可以解释为什么我们生活在均匀和各向同性的宇宙中。

英文摘要:

Quadratic gravity is a UV completion of general relativity, which also solves the hierarchy problem. The presence of 4 derivatives implies via the Ostrogradsky theorem that the $classical$ Hamiltonian is unbounded from below. Here we solve this issue by showing that the relevant solutions are not unstable but metastable. When the energies are much below a threshold (that is high enough to describe the whole cosmology) runaways are avoided. Remarkably, the chaotic inflation theory of initial conditions ensures that such bound is satisfied and we work out testable implications for the early universe. The possible instability occurring when the bound is violated not only is compatible with cosmology but would also explain why we live in a homogeneous and isotropic universe.

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