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Universe, Volume 11, Issue 3

March 2025 - 30 articles

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Cover Story: Supermassive binary black holes (SMBBHs) are predicted outcomes of galaxy mergers and key players in the evolution of galaxies and the emission of gravitational waves. Yet their detection remains a major observational challenge. This study identifies a specific spectral type along the quasar main sequence as the most promising candidate for uncovering SMBBHs, along with multiple black hole systems. By analyzing peculiar optical and UV broad-line emission profiles, the authors highlight targets for future spectroscopic and multi-messenger monitoring, offering a focused strategy in the ongoing search for these elusive binaries. View this paper

Articles (30)

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
286 Views
16 Pages

20 March 2025

Searches for new particles beyond the Standard Model (SM) are an important task for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). In this paper, we investigate the properties of the heavy non-SM Higgs bosons in the μ-term extended Next-to-Minimal Supersymmetri...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
559 Views
43 Pages

Polynomial Affine Model of Gravity: After 10 Years

  • Oscar Castillo-Felisola,
  • Bastian Grez,
  • Manuel Morocho-López,
  • Jose Perdiguero,
  • Aureliano Skirzewski,
  • Jefferson Vaca-Santana and
  • Nicolas Zambra-Gómez

18 March 2025

The polynomial affine model of gravity was proposed as an alternative to metric and metric-affine gravitational models. What, in the beginning, was thought to be a source of unpredictability—the presence of many terms in the action—turned...

  • Article
  • Open Access
576 Views
22 Pages

18 March 2025

Motivated by the need for more accurate radiation environment modeling, this study focuses on identifying and analyzing the drivers behind the sub-relativistic electron flux variations in the inner magnetosphere. We utilize electron flux data between...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
867 Views
14 Pages

K-Essence Sources of Kerr–Schild Spacetimes

  • Bence Juhász and
  • László Árpád Gergely

17 March 2025

We extend a result by one of the authors, established for nonvacuum Einstein gravity, to minimally coupled k-essence scalar–tensor theories. First, we prove that in order to source a Kerr–Schild-type spacetime, the k-essence Lagrangian sh...

  • Article
  • Open Access
428 Views
23 Pages

17 March 2025

The Bronnikov generalization of the Fisher naked singularity and Dilatonic black hole spacetimes attracts high interest, as it combines two fundamental transitions of the solutions of Einstein equations. These are the black hole/wormhole “black...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
495 Views
15 Pages

17 March 2025

We propose a mechanism for symmetry breaking or restoration that can occur in the middle of inflation, due to the coupling of the Gauss–Bonnet term to a charged scalar. The Gauss–Bonnet coupling results in an inflaton-dependent effective...

  • Article
  • Open Access
535 Views
17 Pages

16 March 2025

It has been known for over 100 years that there is a discrepancy between Maxwell’s electrodynamics and the idea of a classical electron as the “atom” of electricity. This incompatibility is known under the terms 4/3 problem of the c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
751 Views
14 Pages

14 March 2025

The question of at which energy the transition from galactic to extra-galactic cosmic rays takes place has been a long-standing conundrum in cosmic ray physics. The sun stands out as the closest and clearest astrophysical accelerator of cosmic rays,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
539 Views
8 Pages

The Impact of the Eccentricity on the Collapse of an Ellipsoid into a Black Hole

  • Aisen G. Nikiforov,
  • Anton N. Baushev and
  • Maxim V. Barkov

12 March 2025

We consider the gravitational collapse of a homogeneous pressureless ellipsoid. We have shown that the minimal size r that the ellipsoid can reach during collapse depends on its initial eccentricity e0 as r∝e0ν, where ν≈15/8, and thi...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
684 Views
12 Pages

12 March 2025

Ground-Level Enhancements (GLEs) pose a potential hazard for crew and passengers on polar routes. The accurate estimation of the integral proton flux of Solar Energetic Particle (SEP) events is crucial for assessing the expected radiation dose. This...

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