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At the mesoscopic scales --- which interpolate between the macroscopic, classical, geometry and the microscopic, quantum, structure of spacetime --- one can identify the density of states of the geometry which arises from the existence of a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-12-19 T. Padmanabhan

We study the fractional gravity for spacetimes with non-integer dimensions. Our constructions are based on a geometric formalism with the fractional Caputo derivative and integral calculus adapted to nonolonomic distributions. This allows…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2012-04-20 Sergiu I. Vacaru

Consistent coupling of quantum and classical degrees of freedom exists so long as there is both diffusion of the classical degrees of freedom and decoherence of the quantum system. In this paper, we derive the Newtonian limit of such…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-07-30 Isaac Layton , Jonathan Oppenheim , Andrea Russo , Zachary Weller-Davies

We present a review of the Semi-Symmetric Metric Gravity (SSMG) theory, representing a geometric extension of standard general relativity, based on a connection introduced by Friedmann and Schouten in 1924. The semi-symmetric connection is…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-11-06 Himanshu Chaudhary , Lehel Csillag , Tiberiu Harko

We derive a formula for the nonequilibrium entropy of a classical stochastic field in terms of correlation functions of this field. The formalism is then applied to define the entropy of gravitational perturbations (both gravitational waves…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-22 R. Brandenberger , T. Prokopec , V. Mukhanov

Detections of gravitational waves (GWs) since GW150914 has gained a contemporary interest in a potential quantum-classical correspondence between GWs and hypothetical gravitons. One such correspondence theory is stochastic gravity, whereby…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-02-17 Noah M. MacKay

A stochastic background of relic gravitational waves is achieved by the so called adiabatically-amplified zero-point fluctuations process derived from early inflation. It provides a distinctive spectrum of relic gravitational waves. In the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-05 Mariafelicia De Laurentis , Salvatore Capozziello

Any quantum system interacting with a complex environment undergoes decoherence. Empty space is filled with vacuum energy due to matter fields in their ground state and represents an underlying environment that any quantum particle has to…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-08-26 Paolo M. Bonifacio

A semiclassical description of quantum systems is applied to probe the dynamics of the cosmological model of an inflationary universe with quadratic inflaton potential, described in a quantum framework of geometrodynamics. The systematic…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-10-27 David Brizuela , Tomasz Pawlowski

The operational meaning of spacetime fluctuations is discussed. Classical spacetime geometry can be viewed as encoding the relations between the motions of test particles in the geometry. By analogy, quantum fluctuations of spacetime…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-08-31 L. H. Ford

Using coherent and squeezed state formalisms of quantum optics for a minimally coupled non-classical inflaton in the FRW mertic is studied, in semiclassical theory of gravity. The leading order solution for the semiclassical Einstein…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-02-11 K. K. Venkataratnam , P. K. Suresh

In this talk we will argue that, when gravitons are taken into account, the solution to the semiclassical Einstein equations (SEE) is not physical. The reason is simple: any classical device used to measure the spacetime geometry will also…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-31 Diego A. R. Dalvit , Francisco D. Mazzitelli

In this paper an attempt is made to understand the passage from the exact quantum treatment of the CGHS theory to the semi-classical physics discussed by many authors. We find first that to the order of accuracy to which Hawking effects are…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-11-01 S. P. de Alwis

Extending black-hole entropy to ordinary objects, we propose kinetic entropy tensor, based on which a quantum gravity tensor equation is established. Our investigation results indicate that if N=1, the quantum gravity tensor equation…

General Physics · Physics 2016-06-11 Xu Duan

Quantum gravity has long remained elusive from an observational standpoint. Developing effective cosmological models motivated by the fundamental aspects of quantum gravity is crucial for bridging theory with observations. One key aspect is…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-06-02 Emma Albertini , Arad Nasiri , Emanuele Panella

Superpositions of black holes can be described geometrically using a combined canonical formulation for space-time and quantum states. A previously introduced black-hole model that includes quantum fluctuations of metric components is shown…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-02-11 Kallan Berglund , Martin Bojowald , Aurora Colter , Manuel Diaz

The starting point of this work is the original Einstein action, sometimes called the Gamma squared action. Continuing from our previous results, we study various modified theories of gravity following the Palatini approach. The metric and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-09-29 Christian G. Boehmer , Erik Jensko

The quantum gravitational back-reaction on inflation is based on the self-gravitation of infrared gravitons which are ripped out of the vacuum during inflation. The only quantum part of this process is the creation of gravitons; after they…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-04-20 N. C. Tsamis , R. P. Woodard

A general paradigm for describing classical (and semiclassical) gravity is presented. This approach brings to the centre-stage a holographic relationship between the bulk and surface terms in a general class of action functionals and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-11 T. Padmanabhan

Classical gravity theory predicts a state-dependent gravitational potential for a quantum test mass, leading to nonlinear Schrodinger-Newton (SN) state evolution that contrasts with quantum gravity. Testing the effect of SN evolution can…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-08 Wenjie Zhong , Yubao Liu , Yiqiu Ma