Spontaneous scalarization in scalar–tensor theories with conformal symmetry as an attractor

DOI10.1093/PTEP/PTAB138zbMATH Open1487.85013arXiv2104.11362OpenAlexW3209948149MaRDI QIDQ3390499FDOQ3390499

Publication date: 24 March 2022

Published in: PTEP. Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Motivated by constant-G theory, we introduce a one-parameter family of scalar-tensor theories as an extension of constant-G theory in which the conformal symmetry is a cosmological attractor. Since the model has the coupling function of negative curvature, we expect spontaneous scalarization occurs and the parameter is constrained by pulsar-timing measurements. Modeling neutron stars with realistic equation of states, we study the structure of neutron stars and calculate the effective scalar coupling with the neutron star in these theories. We find that within the parameter region where the observational constraints are satisfied, the effective scalar coupling almost coincides with that derived using the quadratic model with the same curvature. This indicates that the constraints obtained by the quadratic model will be used to limit the curvature of the coupling function universally in the future.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.11362

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Nuclear physics (81V35) Attractors (35B41) Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15) Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40) Relativistic cosmology (83F05) Quasilinear elliptic equations with mean curvature operator (35J93) Observational and experimental questions in relativity and gravitational theory (83B05) Galactic and stellar structure (85A15) Matrix models and tensor models for quantum field theory (81T32)

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