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Magnetic field reversals and topological entropy in non-geodesic hyperbolic dynamos
Earlier, Chicone, Latushkin and Montgomery-Smith [Comm Math Phys (1997)] have
proved the existence of a fast dynamo operator, in compact two-dimensional
manifold, as long as its Riemannian curvature be constant and negative. More
recently Gallet and Petrelis [Phys Rev \textbf{E}, 80 (2009)] have investigated
saddle-node bifurcation, in turbulent dynamos as modelling for magnetic field
reversals. Since saddle nodes are created in hyperbolic flows, this provides us
with physical motivation to investigate these reversals in a simple kinematic
dynamo model obtained from a force-free non-geodesic steady flow in Lobachevsky
plane. Magnetic vector potential grows in one direction and decays in the other
under diffusion. Magnetic field differential 2-form is orthogonal to the plane.
A restoring forcing dynamo in hyperbolic space is also given. Magnetic field
reversals are obtained from this model. Topological entropies [Klapper and
Young, Comm Math Phys (1995)] are also computed
Cosmological magnetic helicity and birefrigence from primordial torsion in Lorentz violation theories
Cosmological magnetic helicity has been thought to be a fundamental agent for
magnetic field amplification in the universe. More recently Semikoz and
Sokoloff [Phys Rev Lett 92 (2004): 131.301.] showed that the weakness of the
seed fields did not necessarily imply the weakness of magnetic cosmological
helicity. In this paper we present a derivation of dynamo equation based upon
the flat torsion photon non-minimal coupling through Riemann-Cartan spacetime.
From this derivation one computes the necessary conditions for a flat torsion
field to generate a galactic dynamo seed, from the cosmological magnetic
helicity. A peculiar feature of this dynamo equation is that the resistivity
depends upon the Ricci scalar curvature. This feature is also present in
turbulent dynamo models. Here the electrical effective conductivity is obtained
by making use of flat torsion modes of a Lagrangean where R
refers to the Ricci-Cartan spacetime. Power spectrum of the magnetic field is
also computed. Lorentz violation appears naturally from birefrigence of photons
semi-minimally coupled to torsion. Though Dobado and Maroto [Mod Phys Lett A
12: 3003 (1997)] have previously investigated the role of primordial torsion in
the anisotropy of light propagation they made it using the fermionic sector of
the QED Lagrangean while we obtained similar results using the photonic sector.
They also used the pseudo-trace of torsion while we here work out with the
torsion trace itself.Comment: departamento de fisica teorica-UERJ-Rio de Janeiro-Brasi
Neutrino asymmetry in general relativistic rotating radiative stars
Neutrino asymmetry in general relativistic radiative spacetime exterior to
spinning stars is investigating by making use of Newmann-Penrose (NP) spin
coefficient formalism. It is shown that neutrino current depends on the
direction of rotation of the star. The solution is obtained in test field
approximation where the neutrinos do not generate gravitational fields.Comment: Latex fil
A teleparallel effective geometry for Einstein's unified field theory
Riemannian and teleparallel geometrical approaches to the investigation of
Maxwell electrodynamics shown that a unified field theory of gravitation and
electromagnetism a la Einstein can be obtained from a stationary metric. This
idea contrasts with the recently proposed pre-metric electrodynamics by Hehl
and Obukhov. In the teleparallel case the definition of the electric field is
obtained straightforward from the spacetime metric and the orthonormal basis
frame of teleparallelism. In this case the only nonvanishing component of
Cartan torsion is defined as the effective electric field. In this approach the
gravitational potentials or metric coefficients are expressed in terms of the
effective or analogous electric and magnetic potentials. Thefore the Maxwell
equations in vacuum can be obtained by derivation of this electric field
definition as usual. In the Riemannian case we consider an electrostatic
spacetime where the Einstein equations in vacuum in the approximation of linear
fields. The constraint of Einstein equations in vacuum are shown to lead or to
the Coulomb equation or to a singular behaviour on the metric which would
represent a kind of effective electrodynamic black hole event horizon.Comment: Latex fil
Cosmological Background torsion limits from Lorentz violation
Cosmological limits on Lorentz invariance breaking in Chern-Simons
electrodynamics are used to place limits on torsion.
Birefrigence phenomena is discussed by using extending the propagation equation
to Riemann-Cartan spacetimes instead of treating it in purely Riemannian
spaces. The parameter of Lorentz violation is shown to be proportional to the
axial torsion vector which allows us to place a limit on cosmological
background torsion from the Lorentz violation constraint which is given by where is the axial torsion
vector.Comment: Latex fil
Gravitational torsion kinks and thick domain walls
The dynamics of a gravitational torsion kink as a plane symmetric thick
domain wall solution of Einstein-Cartan (EC) field equation is given. The
spin-torsion energy has to be as high as the gravitational kink potential
otherwise torsion will not contribute as an appreciable effect to domain
wall.Cartan torsion also contributes to the orthonal pressure of the domain
wall.Comment: 5 pages late
Dynamos driven by poloidal flows in untwisted, curved and flat Riemannian diffusive flux tubes
Recently Vishik anti-fast dynamo theorem, has been tested against
non-stretching flux tubes [Phys Plasmas 15 (2008)]. In this paper, another
anti-dynamo theorem, called Cowling's theorem, which states that axisymmetric
magnetic fields cannot support dynamo action, is carefully tested against thick
tubular and curved Riemannian untwisted flows, as well as thin flux tubes in
diffusive and diffusionless media. In the non-diffusive media the Cowling's
theorem is not violated in thin Riemann-flat untwisted flux tubes, where the
Frenet curvature is negative. Nevertheless the diffusion action in the thin
flux tube leads to a a dynamo action driven by poloidal flows as shown by Love
and Gubbins (Geophysical Res.) in the context of geodynamos. Actually it is
shown that a slow dynamo action is obtained. In this case the Frenet and
Riemann curvature still vanishes. In the case of magnetic filaments in
diffusive media dynamo action is obtained when the Frenet scalar curvature is
negative. Since the Riemann curvature tensor can be expressed in terms of the
Frenet curvature of the magnetic flux tube axis, this result can be analogous
to a recent result obtained by Chicone, Latushkin and Smith, which states that
geodesic curvature in compact Riemannian manifolds can drive dynamo action in
the manifold. It is also shown that in absence of diffusion, magnetic energy
does not grow but magnetic toroidal magnetic field can be generated by the
poloidal field, what is called a plasma dynamo
Torsion effects on vortex filaments and Hasimoto soliton transformation in magnetars
The role played by torsion of magnetic vortex line curves or filaments, in
the equilibrium state of magnetars is investigated. When the magnetars
equilibrium equations are written in terms Frenet-Serret frame it is shown that
in regions of the magnetic star where the Frenet torsion is constant it induces
an oscillation in the vortex filaments. By solving the magnetar equilibrium
equation we shown the this behaviour also appears in the magnetic field. The
first derivative of the gravitational potential with respect to the arc lenght
of the vortex filament is shown to coincide with the Hasimoto soliton
transformation of the Schroedinger equation for the constant torsion.Comment: Latex fil
Torsion Strings inside Static Black Holes in Teleparallel Gravity
Cosmic strings inside Schwarzschild black holes in teleparallel gravity are
considered.Torsion flux inside the black hole is compute like a torsion vortex
on a superfluid.Since some components of torsion are singular on Schwarzschild
horizon and others remain finite we compute a torsion invariant to decide
whether the torsion is singular and where torsion singularities located.It is
found out that as in the curvature case of Einstein's black hole the event
horizon is not a mere coordinate singularity for torsion although a true
torsion singularity is found at the center of the teleparallel black
hole.Torsion flux vanishes along the cosmic string itself.It is shown from
Cartan equation in differential forms that the spins inside the black hole are
polarized along the torsion string.Torsion string seems to be confined inside
the black hole.Comment: Latex fil
Spin polarised particles in Goedel world
The motion of classical test spinning particles in Godel universe in the
realm of Einstein's General Relativity (GR) is investigated by making use of
Killing conserved currents. We consider three distinct cases of motion of
spinning particles polarized along the three distinct axes of the anisotropic
metric. It is shown that in the case the spin is polarised along the
y-direction the minimum energy of the motion is attained for only for spinless
particles while the other two directions the minimum energy is obtained for
spinning particles. The continuos energy spectrum is also computed.Comment: Latex fil
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