The Acceleration of the Universe and the Equivalence Principle Violation in the Horndeski Vector-Tensor Theory

Exploring the implications of the Equivalence Principle Violation after reheating in the context of the accelerated expansion of the universe. The study delves into the Horndeski vector-tensor theory, gravitational waves, and the impact of modified gravity and dark energy. Insights are provided on the Einstein Equivalence Principle violation and the role of Horndeski theory in incorporating additional fields and mechanisms. Emphasis is placed on the impact of the curvature-to-parameter ratio on observations and the behavior of gravitational waves post-reheating.

• Equivalence Principle
• Horndeski Theory
• Accelerating Universe
• Modified Gravity
• Dark Energy

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1. EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLE VIOLATION AFTER REHEATING Daisuke Nitta (Nagoya University) With Yuki mori, Koichiro Horiguchi (Nagoya), Shohei Saga (Kyoto) why does the universe accelerate@Tohoku univ.

2. Table of contents motivation Horndeski vector-tensor theory perturbation in the thermal bath gravitational wave summary

3. Motivation Quantum gravity ? Modified gravity Extra field Other mechanisms Dark Energy

4. Motivation Quantum gravity ? Modified gravity Extra field Other mechanisms Dark Energy

5. Motivation Horndeski theory (Horndeski 1973) Gravity coupled with (Ordinary) particle Extrafield Dark energy ? Einstein s equivalence principle(EEP) violation

6. Motivation Horndeski theory (Horndeski 1973) Gravity coupled with (Ordinary) particle Extrafield Dark energy ? Einstein s equivalence principle(EEP) violation

7. Horndeski vector-tensor theory We consider up to the first order of R We will take into account all gauge field Our model has one free parameter g_{non}: degree of freedom of gauge field

8. Horndeski vector-tensor theory Current solar system experiment gives a lower limit (Prasanna et.al. 2003) M> 10-14 eV

9. Horndeski vector-tensor theory Why is it better after reheating? The observation values depend on the curvature to parameter M ratio, R/M In the expanding universe, this ratio is H/M. In the early universe, ordinary particles was in a termal bath. gravitational waves have been influenced although M is relatively large. (compared with M~10-14 eV)

10. Horndeski vector-tensor theory Einstein equation Stress-energy tensor Equation of motion for the gauge field

11. Horndeski vector-tensor theory y xp curvature x=xp+y Eikonal apploximation Polarization vector gauge

12. Horndeski vector-tensor theory Projecting into the polarization space Dispersion relations (Drummond&Hathrell 1980)

13. Horndeski vector-tensor theory Birefringence (Drummond&Hathrell 1980)

14. Perturbation in the thermal bath metric Einstein equation Z: partition function

15. Perturbation in the thermal bath Why does the birefringence or dispersion relation affect the gravitational wave ? In a local coordinate system I = +,- from tensor mode

16. Perturbation in the thermal bath There is an upper limit of H^2/M^2 Laplacian instability (B. Jimenez et al 2013) The phase velocity >0 q=1 : radiation q=1/2: matter Speed of the particle are given b

17. Perturbation in the thermal bath 0th order equations ~ Radiation dominated universe Upper limit

18. Gravitational wave To derive the gravitational wave, we approximate as radiation dominated universe up to the first order of H^2/M^2 <1 Equation Energy density

19. Gravitational wave In the standerd theory g*=106.75, gnon=24 When the reheating temperature T* ~ 10^7 GeV, then f*~0.1Hz DECIGO can detect the following parameter range M^2 ~ 0.1MeV

20. Summary non-minimal coupling causes the equivalence principle Violation. In the Horndeski vector-tensor theory, We calculate gravitational wave in the thermal bath. Gravitational waves are slightly enhanced by anisotropic stress. DECIGO can detect when M is larger than 0.1MeV