1–3 Jul 2026
Astronomical Observatory, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Europe/Bucharest timezone

Dark Energy and Cosmological Bounce Supported by an Unconventional Spinor Field

2 Jul 2026, 17:30
30m
Astronomical Observatory, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Astronomical Observatory, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Ciresilor 19 Street, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj
Talk

Speaker

Zoltán Keresztes (University of Szeged, Hungary)

Description

We introduce a model which generalizes the Einstein–Cartan–Dirac theory, including local phase invariance of the spinor field supported by a gauge scalar field and certain couplings to the torsion. A natural gauge choice reduces the field equations to that of the Einstein–Dirac theory with a Dirac field potential that has polar and axial spinor currents. We identify a new potential term proportional to the square of the ratio of Dirac scalar and axial scalar, which provides a dark energy contribution dominating in the late-time Universe. In addition, the presence of spinor currents in the potential may induce the bounce of a contracting universe.

Author

Zoltán Keresztes (University of Szeged, Hungary)

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