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Universe, Volume 11, Issue 1

2025 January - 28 articles

Cover Story: We study a (3+1)-dimensional cosmological model based on string-inspired Chern–Simons (CS) gravity, involving axions coupled to gravitational-CS(gCS) anomalous terms. Inflation in such models is caused by the primordial gravitational wave-induced condensation of the gCS terms, which leads to a linear axion potential. We demonstrate that this inflationary phase may be metastable due to the existence of (quantum-ordering-scheme dependent) imaginary parts of the gCS condensate. By computing them, within a weak-quantum gravity context, we provide estimates of the inflation lifetime. Matching our results with the inflationary data fixes the string mass scale. We also examine the role of instanton-induced periodic modulations in the axion potential of the slow-roll inflationary parameters. View this paper
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Articles (28)

  • Communication
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,618 Views
7 Pages

20 January 2025

This paper explores the quantum and classical descriptions of gravitational wave detection in interferometers like LIGO. We demonstrate that a graviton scattering and quantum optics model succeeds in explaining the observed arm displacements, while t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,025 Views
10 Pages

17 January 2025

The collective flow provides valuable insights into the anisotropic expansion of particles produced in heavy-ion collisions and is sensitive to the equation of the state of nuclear matter in high-baryon-density regions. In this paper, we use the hadr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,261 Views
52 Pages

16 January 2025

In this paper, we investigate time-dependent Kantowski–Sachs spherically symmetric teleparallel F(T) gravity with a scalar field source. We begin by setting the exact field equations to be solved and solve conservation laws for possible scalar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
961 Views
20 Pages

16 January 2025

Within the framework of Rastall theory, we investigate the impact of charge on the structural development of different types of spherically symmetric anisotropic stars. To do so, we present modified field equations based upon the Finch–Skea metric po...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,175 Views
34 Pages

16 January 2025

This note aims to offer a non-technical and self-contained introduction to gravitational algebras and their applications in the nonequilibrium physics of gravitational systems. We begin by presenting foundational concepts from operator algebra theory...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,285 Views
17 Pages

15 January 2025

We present a novel approach for the construction of interior solutions for the Kerr metric, extending J. Ovalle’s foundational work through ellipsoidal coordinate transformations. By deriving a physically plausible interior solution that smooth...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,445 Views
11 Pages

15 January 2025

It has long been debated whether gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) could serve as potential sources of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs). In this study, we consider GRBs as sources of UHECR injection with an injection index of α=2 and propagate them...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,427 Views
14 Pages

Gravitational Waves from Black Hole Emission

  • Tousif Islam,
  • Gaurav Khanna and
  • Steven L. Liebling

14 January 2025

Using adiabatic point-particle black hole perturbation theory, we simulate plausible gravitational wave (GW) signatures in two exotic scenarios (i) where a small black hole is emitted by a larger one (‘black hole emission’) and (ii) where...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,144 Views
31 Pages

14 January 2025

Over the past two decades, our understanding of star formation has undergone a major shift, driven by a wealth of data from infrared, submillimeter and radio surveys. The emerging view depicts star formation as a hierarchical process, which predomina...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,095 Views
17 Pages

Exploring the Enigma of Particle Dynamics and Plasma Lensing Using Einstein–Euler–Heisenberg Black Hole Geometry

  • Allah Ditta,
  • Raja Sikander Mehmood,
  • Muhammad Fiaz,
  • Bismillah Bibi,
  • Sana Deen,
  • Rimsha Jaffar and
  • Asif Mahmood

13 January 2025

The unified Einstein–Euler–Heisenberg theory is utilized to investigate the particle motion and weak gravitational lensing characteristics of black holes. This black hole solution is developed using spherically symmetric possessing electr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,872 Views
22 Pages

Distinguishing Compact Objects in Extreme-Mass-Ratio Inspirals by Gravitational Waves

  • Lujia Xu,
  • Shucheng Yang,
  • Wenbiao Han,
  • Xingyu Zhong,
  • Rundong Tang and
  • Yuanhao Zhang

13 January 2025

Extreme-mass-ratio inspirals (EMRIs) are promising gravitational-wave (GW) sources for space-based GW detectors. EMRI signals typically have long durations, ranging from several months to several years, necessitating highly accurate GW signal templat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,229 Views
21 Pages

12 January 2025

Utilizing the databases from the European Pulsar Network (EPN), the Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF), and published literature data, a geometric method was used to investigate the multifrequency emission altitude of 104 pulsars. We found...

  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
1,843 Views
60 Pages

11 January 2025

This review article provides the basics and discusses some important applications of thermal field theory, namely, the combination of statistical mechanics and relativistic quantum field theory. In the first part, the fundamentals are covered: the de...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,326 Views
54 Pages

11 January 2025

In this work, we elaborate further on a (3+1)-dimensional cosmological Running-Vacuum-type-Model (RVM) of inflation based on string-inspired Chern-Simons(CS) gravity, involving axions coupled to gravitational-CS(gCS) anomalous terms. Inflation in suc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,027 Views
21 Pages

9 January 2025

We establish a spherically symmetric model of solar atmosphere, which consists of the whole chromosphere and low corona below the 1.25 solar radius. It is a hydrodynamic model with heating in the chromosphere through an artificial energy flux. We per...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,225 Views
25 Pages

More Efficient and Reliable: Identifying RRab Stars with Blazhko Effect by Deep Convolutional Neural Network

  • Nan Jiang,
  • Tianrui Sun,
  • Siyuan Pan,
  • Lingzhi Wang,
  • Xue Li,
  • Bin Sheng and
  • Xiaofeng Wang

6 January 2025

The physical origin of the Blazhko effect (BL), a phenomenon of a single or multiple periodic modulation(s) of the light curve, is under debate. Efficiently identifying and characterizing the BL is essential in understanding its origins and accountin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,287 Views
11 Pages

3 January 2025

Anomaly-free U(1) extensions of the standard model (SM) predict a new neutral gauge boson Z. When Z obtains its mass from the spontaneous breaking of the new U(1) symmetry by a new complex scalar field, the model also predicts a second...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
1,967 Views
13 Pages

On the Evidence of Dynamical Dark Energy

  • Qing Gao,
  • Zhiqian Peng,
  • Shengqing Gao and
  • Yungui Gong

31 December 2024

To elucidate the robustness of the baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) data measured by the dark energy spectroscopic instrument (DESI) in capturing the dynamical behavior of dark energy, we assess the model dependence of the evidence for dynamical dar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,158 Views
18 Pages

30 December 2024

Magnetic field amplification in the early universe is a long-standing problem that has been extensively studied through theoretical and numerical approaches, focusing on turbulent dynamos and the growth of collisionless plasma instabilities. In the p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,668 Views
12 Pages

29 December 2024

This paper presents a preliminary investigation into the influence of radial behavior of disk outflow on the structure and dynamics of the broad line region (BLR) in active galactic nuclei (AGNs), with an emphasis on how the mass ejection rate contri...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
1,971 Views
5 Pages

28 December 2024

It is often assumed that the maximum number of independent states a black hole may contain is NBH=eSBH, where SBH=A/4 is the Bekenstein–Hawking entropy and A is the horizon area in Planck units. I present a simple and straightforward argument s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,122 Views
12 Pages

28 December 2024

Due to the Askaryan effect, radio emissions will be produced when ultra-high-energy (UHE) cosmic rays and neutrinos impact the lunar regolith. Many experiments have been proposed and performed to detect such radio emissions from the lunar regolith. H...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,677 Views
18 Pages

Can Effects of a Generalized Uncertainty Principle Appear in Compact Stars?

  • João Gabriel Galli Gimenez,
  • Dimiter Hadjimichef,
  • Peter Otto Hess,
  • Marcelo Netz-Marzola and
  • César A. Zen Vasconcellos

26 December 2024

In the present contribution, a preliminary analysis of the effects of the Generalized Uncertainty Principle (GUP) with a minimum length, in the context of compact stars, is performed. On basis of a deformed Poisson canonical algebra with a parametriz...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
11 Citations
1,243 Views
10 Pages

26 December 2024

I identify a point-symmetrical morphology in the core-collapse supernova remnant (CCSNR) W44 compatible with shaping by three or more pairs of jets in the jittering jets explosion mechanism (JJEM). Motivated by recent identifications of point-symmetr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,066 Views
18 Pages

26 December 2024

The aim of this work is to investigate the connection between thermal gap-coupled equations and the concept of symmetry restoration. For that, we consider the Yukawa model, a standard model for interactions between massless fermions mediated by a rea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
1,652 Views
17 Pages

Mapping the ΛsCDM Scenario to f(T) Modified Gravity: Effects on Structure Growth Rate

  • Mateus S. Souza,
  • Ana M. Barcelos,
  • Rafael C. Nunes,
  • Özgür Akarsu and
  • Suresh Kumar

25 December 2024

The concept of a rapidly sign-switching cosmological constant, interpreted as a mirror AdS-dS transition in the late universe and known as the ΛsCDM, has significantly improved the fit to observational data, offering a promising framework for...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,283 Views
17 Pages

25 December 2024

Accretion and migration usually proceed concurrently for giant planet formation in the natal protoplanetary disks. Recent works indicate that the concurrent accretion onto a giant planet imposes significant impact on the planetary migration dynamics...

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