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We consider the gravitational field outside a static, spherically symmetric source in the context of a
general f(R) extension of General Relativity. We study the modified Einstein equations (EE), which
involve the two free potentials of the metri…
In the Universe, the nucleosynthesis beyond iron group elements occurs thanks to neutron capture
processes. In the context of the multi-messenger astronomy, the observation of the electromagnetic (EM) counterpart of the GW170817 event, known as kilonova (KN),…
We propose a theory to explain the mechanism that stabilizes an electron. We show that the intrinsic
divergences that occur in quantum electrodynamics can be removed by casting it within general
relativity. The infinities are compensated by the curvature creat…
We consider the torsional completion of the theory of gravity in which torsion is a propagating axialvector field: we show how this changes the energy conditions leading to the singularity formation
being avoided. We discuss how the same construction possesses…
Recent observations with the JWST and ALMA have identified at z > 10 massive star forming galaxies of up to 1011 solar masses that are already quench at z > 3. The very early formation and rapid evolution of massive galaxies produced great surprise, because it…
If two particles move towards a black hole and collide in the vicinity of the horizon, under certain
conditions their energy Ec.m. in the center of mass frame can grow unbounded. This is the Banados-
Silk-West (BSW) effect. Usually, this effect is considered f…
If two particles move towards a black hole and collide in the vicinity of the horizon, under certain
conditions their energy Ec.m. in the center of mass frame can grow unbounded. This is the Banados-
Silk-West (BSW) effect. Usually, this effect is considered f…
Argelia Bernal Bautista · Atalia Navarro-Boullosa · J. Alberto Vázquez
Using Low Brightness Surface Galaxies (LBSG) rotational curves we inferred the free parameters
of l-boson stars as a dark matter component. The l-boson stars are numerical solutions to the nonrelativistic limit of the Einstein-Klein-Gordon system, the Schrödin…
Anjana Ashok · Maria Alessandra Papa · Pep Covas Vidal · Reinhard Prix
Continuous gravitational wave (CW) searches targeted at known pulsars utilize electromagnetic
observations of the sources to infer the phase-evolution parameters of the gravitational wave signal.
We present a new method to perform Bayesian estimation of the am…
GRB spectra seem to be well fitted by models based on marginally fast-cooled synchrotron radiation.
This observation challenges the synchrotron process as a viable mechanism as it leads to (too) large
emission radii and (too) large bulk Lorentz factors. To ove…
The observation of neutrinos of cosmic origin opens a whole new field for neutrino astrophysics.
This quest has been paved by pioneering experiments in the second half of the 20th century and is
now at the dawn of a new era thanks to numerous new proposals.
In…
The Transitional Planck Mass (TPM) model is a useful application of the Effective Field Theory of
Dark Energy and Modified Gravity, characterized by a step-like transition in the Planck Mass at
cosmological scales. This transition, occurring during the radiati…
Twistor theory was initially developed to describe the geometry of Minkowski space-time in terms of its null geodesics. The natural generalization to curved space-times requires the ubiquitous existence of α-surfaces, this requiring the Weyl curvature to be an…
SAI SWAGAT MISHRA · Ameya Kolhatkar · Pradyumn Kumar Sahoo
Big Bang Nucleosynthesis provides us with an observational insight into the very early Universe.
Since this mechanism of light element synthesis comes out of the standard model of particle cosmology which follows directly from General Relativity, it is expecte…
Grant Mathews · Hee Il Kim · InSaeng Suh · Wei Sun · SUSMITA JANA · Shankaranarayanan S
Dame In previous work [1] it was shown that a crossover transition from hadronic to quark matter during
the merger of neutron stars can lead to interesting observational consequences in the emergent
gravitational radiation. In particular, the increased pressur…
Effective models of gravitational collapse in loop quantum gravity for the Lemaître-Tolman-Bondi
spacetime predict that collapsing matter reaches a maximum finite density, bounces, and then expands outwards. I explain how in the marginally bound case, shell-cr…
I discuss sensitivity of black hole thermodynamics to certain boundary terms in the action. While
boundary terms cannot affect the classical gravitational dynamics, they apparently influence both
the black hole entropy and temperature. Remarkably, this behavio…
By studying quantum fields on classical curved spacetimes, Gibbons and Hawking managed to derive the thermodynamical properties of black holes, while making at the same time the first robust
prediction of a semiclassical theory of gravity. Nevertheless, they q…
There are observations supporting the plausible modification to Einstein
gravity, while the exact theory of gravity in the strong field regime is
indeed under debate. We obtain a new black hole solution in an f(R)-gravity-based
modified gravity. Such a black h…
In our quest towards a theory of gravity beyond General Relativity black holes with their strong gravitational fields represent an important testing ground. Among the numerous alternative theories of gravity much work in recent years has focused on a set of sc…
The Blandford-Znajek (BZ) mechanism is an electromagnetic manifestation of the Penrose process
that currently constitutes the best theoretical candidate to explain the launching of relativistic jets
by black holes.
In this talk we offer a modern review about t…
Alberto Diez-Tejedor · Argelia Bernal · Darío Núñez · Juan Barranco · Juan Carlos Degollado · Miguel …
We construct boson star configurations in quantum field theory using the semiclassical gravity approximation. Restricting our attention to the static case, we show that the semiclassical Einstein-
Klein- Gordon system for a single real quantum scalar field who…
Anna Chiara Alfano · Marco Muccino · Orlando Luongo
We propose a model-independent Bézier parametric interpolation to alleviate the degeneracy between baryonic and dark matter abundances by means of intermediate-redshift data. To do so, we
first interpolate the observational Hubble data to extract cosmic bounds…
In this talk, I will present and discuss the evidence for an off-axis jet in the nearby broad-lined
SN 2020bvc. Particular attention will be devoted to the modeling of the multi-wavelength late-time
emission detected from this event, and on the signatures of c…
We show by matching two flat spaces one in Minkowski coordinates ( empty space) and the other
in Minkowski coordinates after a special conformal transformation (also empty space) through a
bubble with positive and constant surface tension, that the motion of t…