Naslov
Relaxing a large cosmological constant in the astrophysical domain

Autori
Bauer, Florian ; Sola, Joan ; Štefančić, Hrvoje

Izvornik
Modern physics letters A (0217-7323) 26 (2011); 2559-2578

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
cosmological constant; modified gravity; relaxation mechanism

Sažetak
We study the problem of relaxing a large cosmological constant in the astrophysical domain through a dynamical mechanism based on a modified action of gravity previously considered by us at the cosmological level. We solve the model in the Schwarzschild-de Sitter metric for large and small astrophysical scales, and address its physical interpretation by separately studying the Jordan's frame and Einstein's frame formulations of it. In particular, we determine the extremely weak strength of fifth forces in our model and show that they are virtually unobservable. Finally, we estimate the influence that the relaxation mechanism may have on pulling apart the values of the two gravitational potentials Psi and Phi of the metric, as this implies a departure of the model from General Relativity and could eventually provide an observational test of the new framework at large astrophysical scales, e.g. through gravitational lensing.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Fizika

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