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In a number of field theoretical models the vacuum angle \theta enters physics in the combination \theta/N, where N stands generically for the number of colors or flavors, in an apparent contradiction with the expected 2 \pi periodicity in…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2016-08-25 Igor Halperin , Ariel Zhitnitsky

We consider a little known aspect of signature change, where the overall sign of the metric is allowed to change, with physical implications. We show how, in different formulations of general relativity, this type of classical signature…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-11-01 Bruno Alexandre , Steffen Gielen , João Magueijo

We propose a new method to quantize gauge theories formulated on a canonical noncommutative spacetime with fields and gauge transformations taken in the enveloping algebra. We show that the theory is renormalizable at one loop and compute…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Xavier Calmet

A magnetic field and the resulting Landau degeneracy enhance the infrared contributions to the quark mass gap. The gap does not grow arbitrarily, however, for models of asymptotic free interactions. For B -> infinity, the magnetic field…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-06-12 Toru Kojo , Nan Su

Within the scheme of modified gravity, an exponential Lagrangian density will be considered, and the corresponding scalar-tensor description will be addressed for both positive and negative values of the cosmological constant. For negative…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 O. M. Lecian , G. Montani

Using a generalized proper-time method, we obtain expressions for the fermion density and the QED effective Lagrangian for an external magnetic field at finite chemical potential. The effective Lagrangian and the density are here written in…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-10-28 D. Persson , Vad. Zeitlin

Force-free electrodynamics is the theoretical paradigm used to describe electromagnetic fields in a region where the inertia of plasma is negligible compared to the strength of the electromagnetic field. While these fields are studied…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-03-18 Rakshak Adhikari , Govind Menon , Mikhail V. Medvedev

In this article, we extend our previous study of the $\pi$-$\pi$ scattering lengths under the presence of an external magnetic field, including finite temperature effects. The novelty of this work is precisely the introduction of…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2019-12-18 Marcelo Loewe , Enrique Muñoz , Renato Zamora

Picking up the threads on a recent proposal [arXiv:1903.08668], we show how to formulate consistent thermodynamics of Lorentzian Taub-NUT spacetimes in the presence of electric and magnetic charges. Namely, with an entropy identified with a…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-04-02 Alvaro Ballon , Finnian Gray , David Kubiznak

Harko and Moraes claim that in $f(R,T)$ gravity with $f(R,T)=f_1(R)+f_2(T)$, the term $f_2(T)$ cannot be incorporated in the matter Lagrangian ${\cal L}_m$. A careful examination of their Comment finds that they have made several dubious…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-06-24 Sarah B. Fisher , Eric D. Carlson

We construct a unified framework of geometrodynamics based on the Finsler geometry to reveal the relationship between spacetime and dynamics.The Lagrangian of electron in electromagnetic field as the Finsler function gives the Finslerian…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2026-01-13 Mingwei Zhou , Shi-Dong Liang

The cosmological model consisting of a nonlinear magnetic field obeying the Lagrangian L= \gamma F^{\alpha}, F being the electromagnetic invariant, coupled to a Robertson-Walker geometry is tested with observational data of Type Ia…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-06-12 Ariadna Montiel , Nora Bretón , Vincenzo Salzano

We derive the full N=2 supergravity Lagrangian which contains a symplectic invariant scalar potential in terms of electric and magnetic charges. As shown in reference [1], the appearance of magnetic charges is allowed only if tensor…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Riccardo D'Auria , Luca Sommovigo , Silvia Vaula

We extend the ordinary 3D electromagnetic duality to the noncommutative (NC) space-time through a Seiberg-Witten map to second order in the noncommutativity parameter (theta), defining a new scalar field model. There are similarities with…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Davi C. Rodrigues , Clovis Wotzasek

We will analyze two particular features of an exponential gravitational Lagrangian. On the one hand, while this choice of the Lagrangian density allows for two free parameters, only one scale, the cosmological constant, arises as…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 O. M. Lecian , G. Montani

The dilaton-gravity sector of the Two Measures Field Theory (TMT) is explored in detail in the context of cosmology. The dilaton \phi dependence of the effective Lagrangian appears only as a result of the spontaneous breakdown of the scale…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 E. I. Guendelman , A. B. Kaganovich

A system of equations, describing the evolution of electromagnetic fields, is introduced and discussed. The model is strictly related to Maxwell's equations. As a matter of fact, the Lagrangian is the same, but the variations are subjected…

General Physics · Physics 2010-08-13 Daniele Funaro

We study $f(R,T)$ gravity, in which the curvature $R$ appearing in the gravitational Lagrangian is replaced by an arbitrary function of the curvature and the trace $T$ of the stress-energy tensor. We focus primarily on situations where $f$…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-10-02 Sarah B. Fisher , Eric D. Carlson

We provide an alternative interpretation for the topological terms in physics by investigating the low-energy gauge interacting system. The asymptotic behavior of the gauge field at infinity indicates that it traces out a closed loop in the…

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