Conveners
(DTP) M2-2 Gravity and Cosmology | Gravité et cosmologie (DPT)
- Robert Mann
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Mr Michael Osei (University of Lethbridge)27/05/2024, 14:15Theoretical Physics / Physique théorique (DTP-DPT)Oral Competition (Graduate Student) / Compétition orale (Étudiant(e) du 2e ou 3e cycle)
We aim to provide the effect of accelerated frames in cosmology and identify the origins of thermalization in the evolution of the universe. We begin our discussion by discussing general relativity and cosmology, as well as their successes and failures, which leads to the need for quantum cosmology. We then discuss the canonical formulation of general relativity, which is the basis of quantum...
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Muhammad Muzammil (University of New Brunswick)27/05/2024, 14:30Theoretical Physics / Physique théorique (DTP-DPT)Oral Competition (Graduate Student) / Compétition orale (Étudiant(e) du 2e ou 3e cycle)
We study the classical-quantum (CQ) hybrid dynamics of homogeneous cosmology from a Hamiltonian perspective where the classical gravitational phase space variables and matter state evolve self-consistently with full backreaction. We compare numerically the classical and CQ dynamics for isotropic and anisotropic models, including quantum scalar-field induced corrections to the Kasner...
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nomaan x (university of new brunswick)27/05/2024, 14:45Theoretical Physics / Physique théorique (DTP-DPT)Oral (Non-Student) / Orale (non-étudiant(e))
In quantum gravity it expected that the Big Bang singularity is resolved and the
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universe undergoes a bounce. We argue that matter-gravity entanglement entropy
rises rapidly during the bounce, declines, and then approaches a steady state value
higher than before the bounce. These observations suggest that matter-gravity en-
tanglement is a feature of the macroscopic universe that there is... -
Thomas Forget (Université de Montréal)27/05/2024, 15:00Theoretical Physics / Physique théorique (DTP-DPT)Oral Competition (Graduate Student) / Compétition orale (Étudiant(e) du 2e ou 3e cycle)
Using quantum field theory, we calculate the total effect on the photon flux in the microwave background due to some photons being gravitationally scattered toward us and others being gravitationally scattered away from us. The scattering is produced by the density fluctuations which act like point masses in a FLRW background, which can be of either sign. The net effect of having masses of...
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Matteo Bruno27/05/2024, 15:15Theoretical Physics / Physique théorique (DTP-DPT)Oral not-in-competition (Graduate Student) / Orale non-compétitive (Étudiant(e) du 2e ou 3e cycle)
Loop Quantum Cosmology offers a successful quantization of cosmological models using techniques adapted from Loop Quantum Gravity (LQG). However, the connection with LQG remains unclear, primarily due to the absence of the $SU(2)$ gauge symmetry, which is a fundamental aspect of LQG. We aim to address this issue by demonstrating that the Gauss constraint can always be reformulated into abelian...
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Michael Gammon (University of Waterloo)27/05/2024, 15:30Theoretical Physics / Physique théorique (DTP-DPT)Oral Competition (Graduate Student) / Compétition orale (Étudiant(e) du 2e ou 3e cycle)
Since the derivation of a well-defined D→4 limit for 4D Einstein Gauss-Bonnet (4DEGB) gravity coupled to a scalar field, there has been interest in testing it as an alternative to Einstein’s general theory of relativity. Using the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff equations modified for 4DEGB gravity, we model the stellar structure of quark stars using a novel interacting quark matter equation of...
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