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A New Unified Theory of Electromagnetic and Gravitational
Interactions
Li-Xin LiKavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Beijing
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Outline of the New Unified Theory5-dim Einstein field eq.
4+1 decomposition
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• The vector field eq. is equivalent to Einstein-Maxwell eq. with a curvature-coupled term
• The tensor field eq. is just the 4-d Einstein field equation, with the r.h.s. being interpreted as matter fields.
• The scalar field eq. is a constraint eq.
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Kaluza-Klein Theory5-dim Einstein field eq.
4+1 decomposition
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Brane World Theory5-dim Einstein field eq.
4+1 decomposition
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The New Unified TheoryConsider a hypersurface embedded in a n+1 dimensional spacetime with coordinates {𝑥𝑥0,…, 𝑥𝑥𝑛𝑛−1, 𝑥𝑥𝑛𝑛=w}. The hypersurface is defined by w=0.
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𝐿𝐿𝐺𝐺: Lagrangian density of gravity
𝐿𝐿𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸: Lagrangian density of electromagnetic fields
𝐿𝐿𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂: Lagrangian density of other matter fields
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Electromagnetic Field Equations• Maxwell equation in a flat spacetime
• Minimal substitution rule: , hence we get the Einstein-Maxwell equation:
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Einstein was not satisfied with the EM field eq. copied from the Maxwell eq. in a flat spacetime. He spent his later half life to explore a unified theory for electromagnetic and gravitational interactions. Many other people also looked for such a theory, including Kaluza, Klein, Eddington, Weyl.
The minimal substitution rule usually does not lead to a unique result in a curved spacetime. For example, if one started from the EM wave eq. in a flat spacetime, by MSR one would get ∇𝑎𝑎∇𝑎𝑎𝐴𝐴𝑏𝑏 = 0 in Lorents gauge. But the “correct” eq. derived from the Einstein-Maxwell eq. is 𝛻𝛻𝑎𝑎𝛻𝛻𝑎𝑎𝐴𝐴𝑏𝑏 − 𝑅𝑅 𝑎𝑎
𝑏𝑏 𝐴𝐴𝑎𝑎 = 0.
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Maxwell equation can be expressed in terms of a symmetric tensor
Hence, the Maxwell eq. becomes
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Applying the minimal substitution rule to the Maxwell equation, we get
By the identity
we get
Which differs from the Einstein-Maxwell eq. by a curvature-coupling term.
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The effective current density
which is conserved: ∇𝑎𝑎𝐽𝐽𝑂𝑂𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑎𝑎 = 0.
Define
The new electromagnetic field eq. becomes
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The new electromagnetic field eq. can be derived from the action
where
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The Lagrangian density
is equivalent to the EM Lagrangian density for the new EM equation, if we assume ∇𝑎𝑎𝑁𝑁 = 0 and make the substitution
Then
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Derivation of Field EquationsRecall that
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Let us write
where
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The Lagrangian contains three independent variables: 𝑁𝑁, 𝑁𝑁𝑎𝑎, and 𝑔𝑔𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏.
𝛿𝛿�̃�𝑆𝐺𝐺/𝛿𝛿𝑁𝑁 = 0 leads to a scalar constraint equation
It is just
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𝛿𝛿�̃�𝑆𝐺𝐺/𝛿𝛿𝑁𝑁𝑎𝑎 = 0 leads to a vector field equation
Define
we get
It is equivalent to
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𝛿𝛿�̃�𝑆𝐺𝐺/𝛿𝛿𝑔𝑔𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏 = 0 leads to a tensor field equation--the gravitational field eq. on the hypersurface
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Stress-energy tensor of EM field
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Stress-energy tensor of matter fields
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Stress-energy tensor of interaction
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Discussion on the New EM EquationThe new EM field eq. has the form
with ξ=-2. It has a few motivations:
• It is consistent with the minimal substitution rule
• It can be derived from 5-dim gravity
• It can describe a charged universe
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EM Paradoxes in Cosmology• Tyep I Parodox: The Maxwell equation fails when it
is applied to a homogeneous and isotropic universe with a uniformly distributed net charge.
• Type II Paradox: if the spatial section of the universe is compact, the Maxwell equation always fails if the universe has a nonzero net charge.
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The new electromagnetic field equation can solve the type I paradox
𝛻𝛻𝑎𝑎𝐹𝐹𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏 − ξ𝑅𝑅 𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏 𝐴𝐴𝑎𝑎 = −4𝜋𝜋𝐽𝐽𝑏𝑏
ξ𝑅𝑅 𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏 𝐴𝐴𝑎𝑎 = 4𝜋𝜋𝐽𝐽𝑏𝑏 = 4𝜋𝜋𝜌𝜌𝑂𝑂(𝑡𝑡)𝑢𝑢𝑏𝑏
𝑅𝑅𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏 = 𝛼𝛼 𝑡𝑡 𝑢𝑢𝑎𝑎𝑢𝑢𝑏𝑏 + 𝛽𝛽(𝑡𝑡)ℎ𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏
𝐴𝐴𝑎𝑎 = Φ(𝑡𝑡) 𝑢𝑢𝑎𝑎 , 𝑅𝑅 𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏 𝐴𝐴𝑎𝑎 = −𝛼𝛼 𝑡𝑡 Φ(𝑡𝑡) 𝑢𝑢𝑏𝑏
Φ 𝑡𝑡 = − 4πα(𝑂𝑂)ξ
𝜌𝜌𝑂𝑂(t), 𝐴𝐴𝑎𝑎 = − 4πα(𝑂𝑂)ξ
𝜌𝜌𝑂𝑂(𝑡𝑡) 𝑢𝑢𝑎𝑎
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The new electromagnetic field equation can solve the type II paradox
𝐷𝐷𝑎𝑎𝐸𝐸𝑎𝑎 − ξ𝑅𝑅𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏𝑢𝑢𝑎𝑎𝐴𝐴𝑏𝑏 = 4𝜋𝜋𝜌𝜌𝑂𝑂
𝑄𝑄1 + 𝑄𝑄2 = − ξ4𝜋𝜋 ∫𝑉𝑉1+𝑉𝑉2 𝑅𝑅𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏𝑢𝑢
𝑎𝑎𝐴𝐴𝑏𝑏𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
𝑄𝑄1 + 𝑄𝑄2 ≠ 0 in general.
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The EM Stress-Energy Tensor
The last eq. is just the Lorentz force law when charge is conserved, i.e., when ∇𝑎𝑎𝐽𝐽𝑎𝑎 = 0.
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(0) 𝑇𝑇𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸,𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏 is related to interaction of EM fields with both true charges and pseudo charges.
(1) 𝑇𝑇𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸,𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏 is related to interaction of EM fields with pseudo charges only.
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On the Gauge SymmetryDue to the curvature-coupling term, the new EM field equation is not invariance under the EM gauge transformation.
However, the 5-D Einstein field eq. is invariant under diffeomorphic transformations (general gauge symmetry). Violation of gauge symmetry in the new EM field eq. can be interpreted as symmetry breaking caused by 4+1 decomposition.
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Relation to the KK Theory• Different decomposition of the same 5-D metric
• Defined on differenthypersurfaces.
• Give rise to differentEM field equations.
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Relation to the KK Theory
• Two theories are not related by diffeomorphic transformations. Hence they are different in physics.
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Testability of the Model• When 𝑅𝑅𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏 = 0, the new EM field eq. becomes the
Maxwell eq. Gauge symmetry is also restored.
• The curvature term is equivalent to a pseudo-charge current vector
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Testability of the ModelThe effect of the curvature term is important only if the probed scale of EM fields is larger than the scale of curvature radius. This condition is satisfied in neutron stars and the early universe.
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Dark Electromagnetic Energy• The extra term in the stress-energy tensor of
electromagnetic fields does not interact with electric charges and current. So its effect cannot be measured through EM experiments.
• However, it affects the spacetime geometry through the Einstein field equation.
• It is usually not small. It can be comparable to the normal stress-energy term so may affect the early evolution of the universe.
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The Cosmological Costant
Hence, in appropriate conditions, the matter represented by �̇�𝑔𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏 behaves like a cosmological constant in a 4-dim spacetime.
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Summary• A new unified theory for electromagnetic and
gravitational interactions is proposed.
• A new electromagnetic field equation is derived, which contains a term coupled to the spacetimecurvature.
• The new EM field equation is well motivated and is testable.
• The new unified theory is testable.
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