Scalar gravitational waves in the effective theory of gravity

Mottola, Emil

doi:10.1007/JHEP07(2017)043

Title: Scalar gravitational waves in the effective theory of gravity

Journal Article · Mon Jul 10 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP07(2017)043· OSTI ID:1398910

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Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

As a low energy effective field theory, classical General Relativity receives an infrared relevant modification from the conformal trace anomaly of the energy-momentum tensor of massless, or nearly massless, quantum fields. The local form of the effective action associated with the trace anomaly is expressed in terms of a dynamical scalar field that couples to the conformal factor of the spacetime metric, allowing it to propagate over macroscopic distances. Linearized around flat spacetime, this semi-classical EFT admits scalar gravitational wave solutions in addition to the transversely polarized tensor waves of the classical Einstein theory. The amplitude of the scalar wave modes, as well as their energy and energy flux which are positive and contain a monopole moment, are computed. As a result, astrophysical sources for scalar gravitational waves are considered, with the excited gluonic condensates in the interiors of neutron stars in merger events with other compact objects likely to provide the strongest burst signals.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

OSTI ID:: 1398910

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-16-23649

Journal Information:: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online), Vol. 2017, Issue 7; ISSN 1029-8479

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Country of Publication:: United States

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