The quantum, the geon and the crystal

DOI10.1142/S0218271815420134zbMATH Open1339.83061arXiv1507.07777OpenAlexW3101825084MaRDI QIDQ2806507FDOQ2806507

Gonzalo J. Olmo, Diego Rubiera-Garcia

Publication date: 18 May 2016

Published in: International Journal of Modern Physics D (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Effective geometries arising from a hypothetical discrete structure of space-time can play an important role in the understanding of the gravitational physics beyond General Relativity. To discuss this question, we make use of lessons from crystalline systems within solid state physics, where the presence of defects in the discrete microstructure of the crystal determine the kind of effective geometry needed to properly describe the system in the macroscopic continuum limit. In this work we study metric-affine theories with non-metricity and torsion, which are the gravitational analog of crystalline structures with point defects and dislocations. We consider a crystal-motivated gravitational action and show the presence of topologically non-trivial structures (wormholes) supported by an electromagnetic field. Their existence has important implications for the quantum foam picture and the effective gravitational geometries. We discuss how the dialogue between solid state physics systems and modified gravitational theories can provide useful insights on both sides.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1507.07777

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zbMATH Keywords

modified gravitytorsionwormholesquantum foamgeonsnonmetricitycrystalline structurescrystal-motivated gravitational actiondiscrete microstructure of the crystaldiscrete structure of spacetimeeffective geometriesmetric-affine approachmetric-affine theories

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Statistical mechanics of crystals (82D25) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Lattice gravity, Regge calculus and other discrete methods in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C27)

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