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On the Stability of Black Holes at the LHC
The eventual production of mini black holes by proton-proton collisions at
the LHC is predicted by theories with large extra dimensions resolvable at the
Tev scale of energies. It is expected that these black holes evaporate shortly
after its production as a consequence of the Hawking radiation. We show that
for theories based on the ADS/CFT correspondence, the produced black holes may
have an unstable horizon, which grows proportionally to the square of the
distance to the collision point.Comment: 3 page
Applications of Nash's Theorem to Cosmology
The cosmological constant problem is seen as a symptom of the ambiguity of
the Riemann curvature in general relativity. The solution of that ambiguity
provided by Nash's theorem on gravitational perturbations along extra
dimensions eliminate the direct comparison between the vacuum energy density
and Einstein's cosmological constant, besides being compatible with the
formation of structures and the accelerated expansion of the universe.Comment: 7 pages, Latex 0ne figure, Talk Presented at the II Indo-Brazilian
Workshop on Gravitation and Cosmolog
On The Topological Nature of the Cosmological Constant
It is shown that topological changes in space-time are necessary to make
General Relativity compatible with the Newtonian limit and to solve the
hierarchy of the fundamental interactions. We detail how topology and
topological changes appear in General Relativity and how it leaves an
observable footprint in space-time. In cosmology we show that such topological
observable is the cosmic radiation produced by the acceleration of the
universe. The cosmological constant is a very particular case which occurs when
the expansion of the universe into the vacuum occurs only in the direction of
the cosmic time flow.Comment: 5 pages Latex no figure
Cosmology of Spin-2 Fields
The Cauchy-Kowalevski theorem is applied to the solutions of Einstein's
equations and to cosmology. Three fundamental requirements of the theorem: the
use of analytic series; the existence of the boundary surfaces; and the setting
of the independent initial data are revised, using methods of geometric
analysis. It is shown that during its relativistic phase, the standard model of
the universe is governed by Einstein's gravitation described as a massless
spin-2 field, but it is necessarily complemented by massive spin-2 field, which
responds for the dark sector of the universe. On the other hand, at the
inflationary phase, the exponential growth of the volume of the universe is
shown to be consistent with a thermal, non-relativistic expansion. These two
phases are separated by the last inflationary surface.Comment: 9 pages, no figures, Latex. Several typos were corrected, some
arguments have been simplified, new references and one acknowledgement adde
Brane-worlds and Cosmology
The Friedmann equation for a FRW-brane-world in a flat bulk is derived and
applied to the accelerated expansion of the universe.Comment: Essay in honor of Mario Novello, 8 pages, latex. Typo correcte
Cosmology and Gravitation: Summary talk at the XXIV Brazilian Meeting on Particles and Fields
This is a brief summary with comments on selected contributions to the
Cosmology and Gravitation section at the Brazilian Meeting on
Particle and Fields (ENFPC XXIV), held at Caxambu, from September 30 to October
4, 2003.Comment: 7 pages, no figures, revtex 4. Brazilian Journal of Physics (to
appear 2004
Spin and Isospin in Quaternion Quantum Mechanics
The algebraic consistency of spin and isospin at the level of an unbroken
SU(2) gauge theory suggests the existence of an additional angular momentum
besides the spin and isospin and also produces a full quaternionic spinor
operator. The latter corresponds to a vector boson in space-time, interpreted
as a SU(2) gauge field. The existence of quaternionic spinor fields implies in
a quaternionic Hilbert space and its necessary mathematical analysis. It is
shown how to obtain a unique representation of a quaternion function by a
convergent positive power series.Comment: 7 pages revte
Estimating the index of summability of pairs of Banach spaces
Let be Banach spaces. The index of summability of
is a kind of measure of how far
the -linear operators are
from being multiple summing. In this paper we estimate the index of summability
of several pairs of Banach spaces$.
Covariant Analysis of Experimental Constraints on the Brane-world
Some observational constraints on the brane-world based on predictions from
specific models in five dimensions, have been recently reported, both on local
and cosmological scales. In order to identify the origins of these constraints,
the equations of motion of the brane-world are translated to the most general,
model-independent (or "covariant"), formulation of the theory, based only on
the Einstein-Hilbert action for the bulk geometry, the confinement of the
standard gauge interactions and the exclusive probing of the extra dimensions
by the gravitational field. In the case of the binary pulsar PSR1913+16, it is
found that gravi-vectors and gravi-scalars do not appear in the covariant
equations, but they are replaced by vector and scalar fields related to the
extrinsic curvature of the brane-world. Only the latter one impose a condition
on the binary pulsar orbits. A general solution for this problem is proposed,
based on results from differential geometry, suggesting a stable bulk geometry,
whose existence requires higher dimensions. On the cosmological scale, it is
shown that the high energy inflation constraint originating from the square of
the energy density term in the modified Friedman's equation is mainly due to
the assumption of the reflection symmetry across the brane-world. It is shown
that this symmetry is not consistent with the regularity of the brane-world.
These results suggest that the two constraints can be lifted by increasing the
number of extra dimensions.Comment: Six pages, revtex4, no figures, Added references, typos corrected,
one co-author added, improved abstract, introduction, better derivation of
the covariant equations and a longer discussion on Z_2 symmetry. Better pdf
output. Have a look
The Signature Problem for Embedded Space-times
The compatibility between the general relativity and the mathematical
property that the space-times are embedded manifolds are further examined. In
particular we study the uniqueness of the signature of the embedding space for
a given space-time. The interpretation of the twisting vector as a gauge
potential is also implemented.Comment: 13 pages, Late
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