The momentum constraint equation in parameterised post-Newtonian cosmology

DOI10.1088/1361-6382/AC5FC3zbMATH Open1495.83068arXiv2111.10860OpenAlexW3215168064MaRDI QIDQ5075459FDOQ5075459

Authors: Theodore Anton, Timothy Clifton 

Publication date: 16 May 2022

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We derive a theory-independent version of the momentum constraint equation for use in cosmology, as a part of the Parameterised Post-Newtonian Cosmology (PPNC) framework. Our equations are constructed by adapting the corresponding quantities from formalisms devised for testing and constraining gravity in isolated astrophysical systems, thereby extending the domain of applicability of these approaches up to cosmological scales. Our parameterised equations include both scalar and divergenceless-vector gravitational potentials, and can be applied to both conservative and non-conservative theories of gravity. They can also be used to describe the gravitational fields of both non-linear structures and super-horizon perturbations. We apply the parameterised equations we propose to quintessence models of dark energy, as well as to scalar-tensor and vector-tensor theories of gravity. We find them to work well in each case. Our equations are highly compact, and are intended to be useful for constraining gravity in a theory-independent fashion in cosmology.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2111.10860

Recommendations

• Parameterized post-Newtonian cosmology
• Equations of Motion in an Expanding Universe
• Parameterised post-Newtonian formalism for the effective field theory of dark energy via screened reconstructed Horndeski theories
• Cosmic jerk, snap and beyond
• Testing general relativity with cosmology: a synopsis of the parametrized post-Friedmann approach

zbMATH Keywords

gravitycosmologyparameterized frameworks

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Relativistic cosmology (83F05) Constrained dynamics, Dirac's theory of constraints (70H45) Galactic and stellar structure (85A15)

Cites Work

• The fundamental constants and their variation: observational and theoretical status
• Title not available (Why is that?)
• Gravity: Newtonian, post-Newtonian, relativistic
• \(xPert\): Computer algebra for metric perturbation theory
• \(\text{xPand}\): an algorithm for perturbing homogeneous cosmologies
• Cosmology without averaging
• The confrontation between general relativity and experiment
• Parameterized post-Newtonian cosmology
• New tests of local Lorentz invariance of gravity with small-eccentricity binary pulsars

Cited In (4)

• Scale-dependent gravitational couplings in Parameterised Post-Newtonian Cosmology
• Parameterized post-Newtonian cosmology
• Flux-balance equations for linear momentum and center-of-mass position of self-gravitating post-Newtonian systems
• Emergent cosmological expansion in scalar-tensor theories of gravity

This page was built for publication: The momentum constraint equation in parameterised post-Newtonian cosmology

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q5075459)