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Stueckelberg formalism and phenomenology of
non-relativistic gravity
Sergey Sibiryakov(EPFL & INR RAS)
Diego Blas, Oriol Pujolas, S.S., JHEP 0910 : 029, 2009 (arXiv:0906.3046)Phys. Rev. Lett. 104 : 181302, 2010 (arXiv:0909.3525)Phys. Lett. B688 : 350, 2010 (arXiv:0912.0550)+ work in progress
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Plan
• Covariant form of non-relativistic gravity. Relation with Einstein-aether model
• Decoupling limit and self-interaction
• Coupling to matter. Phenomenological constraints
• Outlook
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Input from Diego’s talk
• In non-relativistic QG 4d Diffs are broken down to foliation preserving subgroup (FDiffs)
x !" x̃(x, t) , t !" t̃(t)
required for renormalizability Horava (2009)
• This leads to a new degree of freedom -- “scalar graviton”
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• A pathology-free model is given by the action
ds2 = (N2 !NiNi)dt2 ! 2Nidxidt! !ijdxidxj
Kij =!̇ij !"iNj !"jNi
2N
S =M2
P
2
!d3xdt
!!N
"KijK
ij " "K2 " V#
ai = N!1!iN
V = !R! !aiai + (higher order terms)!
suppressed by UV scale M!
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Stueckelberg formalism I
To identify the effect of the new d.o.f.: restore gauge invariance by introducing Stueckelberg field
In case of gravity equivalent to covariantization
• parametrize foliation surfaces with scalar field:
ADM frame = gauge fixing
sets global time
!(x) = const
!
t = !
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Stueckelberg formalism I
To identify the effect of the new d.o.f.: restore gauge invariance by introducing Stueckelberg field
In case of gravity equivalent to covariantization
• parametrize foliation surfaces with scalar field:
ADM frame = gauge fixing
sets global time
!(x) = const
!
t = !
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Stueckelberg formalism I
To identify the effect of the new d.o.f.: restore gauge invariance by introducing Stueckelberg field
In case of gravity equivalent to covariantization
• parametrize foliation surfaces with scalar field:
ADM frame = gauge fixing
sets global time
!(x) = const
!
t = !CHRONON
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• Time reparameterizations in ADM frame
symmetry
Invariant object -- unit normal to the foliation surfaces:
• identify!ij !" Pµ! = gµ! # uµu! , Kij !" Kµ! = P"
µ#"u!
, etc.
uµ = !µ"!(!")2
Stueckelberg formalism II
! !" !̃ = f(!)
ai !" aµ = u!#!uµ
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S = !M2P
2
!d4x"!g
"(4)R + (!! 1)(#µuµ)2 + "uµu!#µu"#!u"
#• obtain the covariant action:
compare with Einstein-aether model
N.B. In our case there are no transverse vector modes
SEA = !M2P
2
!d4x"!g
"(4)R + c1#µu!#µu! + c2#µu!#!uµ
+c3(#µuµ)2 + c4uµu!#µu"#!u" + µ(u!u! ! 1)
#
Jacobson, Mattingly (2001)
Stueckelberg formalism III
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No-ghost theorem
Action contains higher derivatives
Theorem Consider linear perturbations
In the frame where background is in ADM gauge,
e.o.m. for is second order in time
(!µuµ)2 =1
(!")2
!!" " !
µ"!!"
(!")2!µ!!"
"2
! = !̄ + "
!̄ = t
!
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Decoupling limit
chronon perturbations decouple from the metric
MP !"M! !
"!MP
M! !"
!# 1 MP
!fixed
S! =!
d4x
"M2
"
2(!i"̇)2 ! M2
#
2(!")2
#!(!̈!!!) = 0
single propagating mode with linear dispersion relation
!2 =M2
!
M2"
p2
N.B. No decoupling in UV
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Chronon self-interaction
S! =!
d4x
"M2
"
2(!i"̇)2 ! M2
#
2(!")2!M2
# "̇(!")2
+M2"
#"̇!i"̈!i"! !i"̇!j"!i!j"
$+ . . .
%
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Chronon self-interaction
! = !̃ + !̃ ˙̃!• change variables:
S! =!
d4x
"M2
"
2(!i"̇)2 ! M2
#
2(!")2!M2
# "̇(!")2
+M2"
#"̇!i"̈!i"! !i"̇!j"!i!j"
$+ . . .
%
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Chronon self-interaction
S! =!
d4x
"M2
"
2(!i
˙̃")2 ! M2#
2(!"̃)2!M2
#˙̃"(!"̃)2
+M2"
#12
˙̃"(!i˙̃")2 ! !i
˙̃"!j"̃!i!j"̃
$+ . . .
%
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Chronon self-interaction
S! =!
d4x
"M2
"
2(!i
˙̃")2 ! M2#
2(!"̃)2!M2
#˙̃"(!"̃)2
+M2"
#12
˙̃"(!i˙̃")2 ! !i
˙̃"!j"̃!i!j"̃
$+ . . .
%
• normalize canonically: !̃ = M!1/2! M!1/2
" !̂ , t = M!M!1" t̂
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Chronon self-interaction
S! =!
d4x
"(!i
˙̂")2
2! (!"̂)2
2!
M1/2"
M3/2#
˙̂"(!"̂)2
+M1/2
"
2M3/2#
˙̂"(!i˙̂")2 ! M1/2
#
M3/2"
!i˙̂"!j"̂!i!j"̂ + . . .
#
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Chronon self-interaction
S! =!
d4x
"(!i
˙̂")2
2! (!"̂)2
2!
M1/2"
M3/2#
˙̂"(!"̂)2
+M1/2
"
2M3/2#
˙̂"(!i˙̂")2 ! M1/2
#
M3/2"
!i˙̂"!j"̂!i!j"̂ + . . .
#
• read out would-be strong coupling scale
! = min!M!1/2
! M3/2" , M3/2
! M!1/2"
"
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Chronon self-interaction
S! =!
d4x
"(!i
˙̂")2
2! (!"̂)2
2!
M1/2"
M3/2#
˙̂"(!"̂)2
+M1/2
"
2M3/2#
˙̂"(!i˙̂")2 ! M1/2
#
M3/2"
!i˙̂"!j"̂!i!j"̂ + . . .
#
• read out would-be strong coupling scale
! = min!M!1/2
! M3/2" , M3/2
! M!1/2"
"
• goes to zero for (original non-projectable Horava’s action) and (projectable model)! M! ! 0
M! !"
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Chronon self-interaction
S! =!
d4x
"(!i
˙̂")2
2! (!"̂)2
2!
M1/2"
M3/2#
˙̂"(!"̂)2
+M1/2
"
2M3/2#
˙̂"(!i˙̂")2 ! M1/2
#
M3/2"
!i˙̂"!j"̂!i!j"̂ + . . .
#
• read out would-be strong coupling scale
! = min!M!1/2
! M3/2" , M3/2
! M!1/2"
"
• goes to zero for (original non-projectable Horava’s action) and (projectable model)! M! ! 0
M! !"
• for ! !M! M! !M"
strong coupling resolved by higher derivatives
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Chronon self-interaction
S! =!
d4x
"(!i
˙̂")2
2! (!"̂)2
2!
M1/2"
M3/2#
˙̂"(!"̂)2
+M1/2
"
2M3/2#
˙̂"(!i˙̂")2 ! M1/2
#
M3/2"
!i˙̂"!j"̂!i!j"̂ + . . .
#
• read out would-be strong coupling scale
! = min!M!1/2
! M3/2" , M3/2
! M!1/2"
"
• goes to zero for (original non-projectable Horava’s action) and (projectable model)! M! ! 0
M! !"
• for ! !M! M! !M"
strong coupling resolved by higher derivatives
M! ! M!,M"
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Coupling to matter I
uµSM fields couple to
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Coupling to matter I
uµ
• with additional derivatives
derivative interaction via
suppressed by
aµ!̄"µ! Kµ!!̄"µ#!!
!
M!
SM fields couple to
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Coupling to matter I
uµ
• with additional derivatives
derivative interaction via
suppressed by
aµ!̄"µ! Kµ!!̄"µ#!!
!
M!
SM fields couple to
uµ!̄"µ! uµu!!̄"µ#!! uµu!!̄"µ"!!
• without derivatives
lead to violation of Lorentz symmetry within the SM
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Coupling to matter II
operators of dim ( )
UV modification of dispersion relations
timing of AGN’s and GRB’s
N.B. may be different from
uµu!!̄"µ"!!
M (mat)! ! 1010 ÷ 1011GeV
E2 = m2 + p2 +p4
!M (mat)
!"2 + . . .
> 4
M (mat)! M!
MAGIC (2008)Fermi GMB/LAT (2009)
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Coupling to matter III
operators of dim ( , )tightly constrained
e.g. dim 4 correct “speed of light” for different species
experimental bound: !
A mechanism for suppression of Lorentz breaking at dim up to 4 is required
! 4 uµ!̄"µ! uµu!!̄"µ#!!
E2 = m2 + c2p2
|c! ! cp,e| " 6# 10!22
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Universal coupling
g̃µ! = gµ! + !uµu!
Minimal coupling to effective metric
• trade for
• exploit connection to Einstein-aether
gµ! g̃µ!
S = !M2P
2
!d4x"!g
"(4)R! !#µu!#!uµ
+ "!(#µuµ)2 + #uµu!#µu"#!u"
#
!! 1 + "
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• Absence of gravitational Cherenkov losses by UHECR
• Newton law vs Friedman equation
BBN bound:
! ! 1 ,"! " !
## 1cg , c! ! 1
GN =1
8!M2P (1! "/2)
"= Gcosm =1
8!M2P (1 + 3#!/2! $)
|Gcosm/GN ! 1| " 0.13
! , " , #! ! 0.1
H2 =8!
3Gcosm "
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PPN parameters I
Spherically symmetric solutions the same as in Einstein-aether
all PPN parameters the same as in GR
except , !PPN1 !PPN
2 !measure preferred
frame effects
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PPN parameters II
h00 = !2GNm
r
!1! !PPN
2
2(xivi)2
r2
"
h0i =!PPN
1
2GN
m
rvi
hij = !2GNm
r!ij
|!PPN1 | ! 10!4 , |!PPN
2 | ! 10!7
Gravitational field of a compact object in its rest frame
Solar system bounds:
velocity with respectto preferred frame
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PPN parameters III!PPN
1 = !4(! + 2")
!PPN2 =
(! + 2")(!! #! + 3")2(#! ! ")
• vanish if
• vanishes when , ( )
• barring cancellations
+ Absence of strong coupling upper bound on the scale of quantum gravity
! + 2" = 0!PPN
2 ! = 0 !! = " c! = 1
! , " , #! ! 10"7 ÷ 10"6
M! ! 1015 ÷ 1016GeV
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Lorentz invariance from supersymmetry Nibbelink, Pospelov (2004)
Bolokhov, Nibbelink, Pospelov (2005)Given SUSY, Lorentz invariance emerges as accidental symmetry at low energies
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Lorentz invariance from supersymmetry Nibbelink, Pospelov (2004)
Bolokhov, Nibbelink, Pospelov (2005)Given SUSY, Lorentz invariance emerges as accidental symmetry at low energies
It is impossible to write any LV operator in MSSM ofdim < 5
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Lorentz invariance from supersymmetry Nibbelink, Pospelov (2004)
Bolokhov, Nibbelink, Pospelov (2005)Given SUSY, Lorentz invariance emerges as accidental symmetry at low energies
It is impossible to write any LV operator in MSSM ofdim < 5
Dim 5 operators are CPT odd may be forbidden LV starts from dim 6
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Lorentz invariance from supersymmetry Nibbelink, Pospelov (2004)
Bolokhov, Nibbelink, Pospelov (2005)Given SUSY, Lorentz invariance emerges as accidental symmetry at low energies
It is impossible to write any LV operator in MSSM ofdim < 5
SUSY breaking generates dim 4 LV operators suppressed by !
msoft/M!"2
Dim 5 operators are CPT odd may be forbidden LV starts from dim 6
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LI from SUSY: example of SQED
• SUSY algebra without boosts is closed:
Enough to generate superspace
• field content:
[Q!, Q̄!̇]+ = 2!µ!!̇Pµ
!+ , !! , V
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LI from SUSY: example of SQED
• SUSY algebra without boosts is closed:
Enough to generate superspace
• field content:
[Q!, Q̄!̇]+ = 2!µ!!̇Pµ
!+ , !! , V!
d4! !̄+e2eV !+Keller potential:
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LI from SUSY: example of SQED
• SUSY algebra without boosts is closed:
Enough to generate superspace
• field content:
[Q!, Q̄!̇]+ = 2!µ!!̇Pµ
!+ , !! , V!
d4! !̄+e2eV !+Keller potential: - no Lorentz indices
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LI from SUSY: example of SQED
• SUSY algebra without boosts is closed:
Enough to generate superspace
• field content:
[Q!, Q̄!̇]+ = 2!µ!!̇Pµ
!+ , !! , V
dimW! = 3/2
!d4! !̄+e2eV !+Keller potential: - no Lorentz indices
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LI from SUSY: example of SQED
• SUSY algebra without boosts is closed:
Enough to generate superspace
• field content:
[Q!, Q̄!̇]+ = 2!µ!!̇Pµ
!+ , !! , V
dimW! = 3/2
!d4! !̄+e2eV !+Keller potential: - no Lorentz indices
!d2!W!W"superpotential:
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LI from SUSY: example of SQED
• SUSY algebra without boosts is closed:
Enough to generate superspace
• field content:
[Q!, Q̄!̇]+ = 2!µ!!̇Pµ
!+ , !! , V
dimW! = 3/2
!d4! !̄+e2eV !+Keller potential: - no Lorentz indices
!d2!W!W"superpotential: - antisymmetric in !, "
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LI from SUSY: example of SQED
• SUSY algebra without boosts is closed:
Enough to generate superspace
• field content:
[Q!, Q̄!̇]+ = 2!µ!!̇Pµ
!+ , !! , V
dimW! = 3/2
!d4! !̄+e2eV !+Keller potential: - no Lorentz indices
!d2!W!W"superpotential: - antisymmetric in !, "
!d2! !+"µ!!
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LI from SUSY: example of SQED
• SUSY algebra without boosts is closed:
Enough to generate superspace
• field content:
[Q!, Q̄!̇]+ = 2!µ!!̇Pµ
!+ , !! , V
dimW! = 3/2
!d4! !̄+e2eV !+Keller potential: - no Lorentz indices
!d2!W!W"superpotential: - antisymmetric in !, "
!d2! !+"µ!! - not gauge invariant
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• Non-relativistic quantum gravity possesses interesting phenomenology both at high and low energies
• Existing data constrain the parameters of the model but do not rule it out
Conclusions
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• Non-relativistic quantum gravity possesses interesting phenomenology both at high and low energies
• Existing data constrain the parameters of the model but do not rule it out
Conclusions
• Bounds from binary pulsars
• Implications for cosmology: CMB and LSS
• Inflation
• Phenomenology of instantaneous interaction !(!̈!!!) = "iJ
i
Outlook