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Andreas Albrecht UC Davis
APS MeetingPhiladelphia, April 2003
TitleCosmic acceleration and fundamental physics
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I) Challenges for models of cosmic accelerationI.1 The cosmological constant problem / links to fundamental gravity.I.2The “why this/why now” problemsI.3 Quantum corrections/long range forces
III) Conclusions
II) Exciting DirectionsII.1 The quantum physics of II.2 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage I (adventures)II.3 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage II (getting serious)
Cosmic acceleration and fundamental physics, APS April 2003
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I) Challenges for models of cosmic accelerationI.1 The cosmological constant problem / links to fundamental gravity.I.2The “why this/why now” problemsI.3 Quantum corrections/long range forces
III) Conclusions
II) Exciting DirectionsII.1 The quantum physics of II.2 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage I (adventures)II.3 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage II (getting serious)
Cosmic acceleration and fundamental physics, APS April 2003
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As far as we can tell so far, the cosmic acceleration might be the result of
4120 4 310 10PM eV
I.1 The cosmological constant problem / fundamental gravity
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= 10120
0 ?
Vacuum Fluctuations
Greatest unsolved problem in physics: Why is 12010 QFT
I.1 The cosmological constant problem / fundamental gravity
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Challenges:• 0 dream may not work• A more mature fundamental theory of gravity could overturn ideas about the origins of acceleration• Huge potential for observations to impact fundamental theories
I.1 The cosmological constant problem / fundamental gravity
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I) Challenges for models of cosmic accelerationI.1 The cosmological constant problem / links to fundamental gravity.I.2The “why this/why now” problemsI.3 Quantum corrections/long range forces
III) Conclusions
II) Exciting DirectionsII.1 The quantum physics of II.2 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage I (adventures)II.3 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage II (getting serious)
Cosmic acceleration and fundamental physics, APS April 2003
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I) Challenges for models of cosmic accelerationI.1 The cosmological constant problem / links to fundamental gravity.I.2The “why this/why now” problemsI.3 Quantum corrections/long range forces
III) Conclusions
II) Exciting DirectionsII.1 The quantum physics of II.2 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage I (adventures)II.3 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage II (getting serious)
Cosmic acceleration and fundamental physics, APS April 2003
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9I.2 The “why this/why now” problems
Why this? Where does this strange parameter come from?
4120 4 310 10PM eV
(not really a separate “why now problem”, with )
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Why now? If the source of acceleration is some dynamical matter (“quintessence”), then it has to acquire the value
4120 4 310 10eff PM eV
today (t=14.5 Gyr). (not some other time)R M
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TodayTime
I.2T he “why this/why now” problems
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I) Challenges for models of cosmic accelerationI.1 The cosmological constant problem / links to fundamental gravity.I.2The “why this/why now” problemsI.3 Quantum corrections/long range forces
III) Conclusions
II) Exciting DirectionsII.1 The quantum physics of II.2 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage I (adventures)II.3 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage II (getting serious)
Cosmic acceleration and fundamental physics, APS April 2003
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I) Challenges for models of cosmic accelerationI.1 The cosmological constant problem / links to fundamental gravity.I.2The “why this/why now” problemsI.3 Quantum corrections/long range forces
III) Conclusions
II) Exciting DirectionsII.1 The quantum physics of II.2 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage I (adventures)II.3 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage II (getting serious)
Cosmic acceleration and fundamental physics, APS April 2003
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13I.3 Quantum corrections/long range forces
If the acceleration is produce by a scalar field (quintessence):
i) The quintessence field must have a mass
How can this value stay safe from quantum corrections?
3210Qm eV
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If the acceleration is produce by a scalar field (quintessence):
ii) If such a small mass is preserved, there is a new long range force mediated by the quintessence field.
How can 5th force bounds be evaded? (Carroll)
I.3 Quantum corrections/long range forces
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I) Challenges for models of cosmic accelerationI.1 The cosmological constant problem / links to fundamental gravity.I.2The “why this/why now” problemsI.3 Quantum corrections/long range forces
III) Conclusions
II) Exciting DirectionsII.1 The quantum physics of II.2 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage I (adventures)II.3 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage II (getting serious)
Cosmic acceleration and fundamental physics, APS April 2003
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I) Challenges for models of cosmic accelerationI.1 The cosmological constant problem / links to fundamental gravity.I.2The “why this/why now” problemsI.3 Quantum corrections/long range forces
III) Conclusions
II) Exciting DirectionsII.1 The quantum physics of II.2 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage I (adventures)II.3 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage II (getting serious)
Cosmic acceleration and fundamental physics, APS April 2003
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ia) The entropy bound:
If there really is a , the late-time asymptotic state of the universe will have a horizon with area:
This implies a Hawking-Beckenstein type upper bound on the entropy:
Are we then compelled to only consider only models of physics with a finite dimensional Hilbert space? (Excludes field theory, M-theory, SHO, etc.)
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"ln "4 MAXA S S NG
T. Banks & W. Fischler
II.1 The quantum physics of
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ib) Holography & the Causal Patch
Two basic facts about de Sitter space:
II.1 The quantum physics of
Obs
erve
r’s
Wor
ldlin
e
1) Objects never appear to leave the horizon
Const. t
Const. r
(Gibbons & Hawking)
2) A free field appears at Temp:
2dSHT
[Black Hole Analogy]
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ib) Holography & the Causal Patch
Two basic facts about de Sitter space:
II.1 The quantum physics of
Obs
erve
r’s
Wor
ldlin
e
1) Objects never appear to leave the horizon
Const. t
Const. r
See Kaloper (Davis Inflation Meeting ’03) (t’ Hooft: BH case)
NB: Tollman taught us
00
( 0)( )( )
T rT rg r
Increasing (divergent) T(r)
2) A free field appears at Temp:
2dSHT
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ib) Holography & the Causal Patch
Causal Patch “unification” hypothesis:
II.1 The quantum physics of
1) Objects never appear to leave the horizon
2) A free field appears at Temp. (divergent at horizon)
Holographic (quantum gravity) “magic” gives
• Cutoff for “divergent” entropy at rH area entropy law
• “All Physics” inside causal patch*. Objects thermalize as they approach the horizon (no “outside” = no “inside” of Black Hole)
• Consistency of the above across different observers.
*The end of inflation? (Dyson et al ’02)
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This observer sees divergent entropy here, cut off by quantum gravity.
Banks Bousso Fischler
t’Hooft Susskind
No physics out here
/ 2dST H
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ii) Other constraints on fundamental theories with :
Do scattering states exist? (Banks, Fischler)Does string theory exist in de Sitter space? (see Kachru et al ’03) Does quantum de Sitter space exist? (Goheer et al ’03)
II.1 The quantum physics of
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iii) Causal set theory of gravity:
a prediction of causal set theory?!
2 2TOT
(Ahmed et al. Sep 2002)
II.1 The quantum physics of
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I) Challenges for models of cosmic accelerationI.1 The cosmological constant problem / links to fundamental gravity.I.2The “why this/why now” problemsI.3 Quantum corrections/long range forces
III) Conclusions
II) Exciting DirectionsII.1 The quantum physics of II.2 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage I (adventures)II.3 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage II (getting serious)
Cosmic acceleration and fundamental physics, APS April 2003
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I) Challenges for models of cosmic accelerationI.1 The cosmological constant problem / links to fundamental gravity.I.2The “why this/why now” problemsI.3 Quantum corrections/long range forces
III) Conclusions
II) Exciting DirectionsII.1 The quantum physics of II.2 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage I (adventures)II.3 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage II (getting serious)
Cosmic acceleration and fundamental physics, APS April 2003
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Inflation has taught us how to accelerate the universe with a scalar field… why not try again?
1)/cos(4 fMV
With f 1018GeV, M 10-3eV
PNGB: Frieman, Hill, Stebbins, & Waga 1995
4MV
]1[ /4 PMeMV
M=1 meV - 1GeV
Zlatev, Wang & Steinhardt 1998
Scalar field domination/ acceleration
II.2 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage I (adventures)
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Inflation has taught us how to accelerate the universe with a scalar field… why not try again?
1)/cos(4 fMV
With f 1018GeV, M 10-3eV
PNGB: Frieman, Hill, Stebbins, & Waga 1995
4MV
]1[ /4 PMeMV
M=1 meV - 1GeV
Zlatev, Wang & Steinhardt 1998
Scalar field domination/ acceleration
N.B Resurrect the 0 dream
II.2 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage I (adventures)
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Some more scalar field models of dark energy:
Dodelson Kaplinghat & Stewart 2000
RQ
Time
M
Albrecht & Skordis 1999
OscillatingShadowing
There are many other examples
II.2 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage I (adventures)
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A note about the “why this/now” problem:
• Essentially all existing quintessence models “solve” it by relating to parameters in the quintessence equations• Attractor behavior gets rid of initial conditions dependence• How compelling this “solution” is depends on how convinced you are that nature has chosen those parameters.
( )t
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A note about Quantum corrections/long range forces:
• Almost all models of dynamical dark energy/quintessence completely ignore these issues. “adventures”
II.2 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage I (adventures)
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I) Challenges for models of cosmic accelerationI.1 The cosmological constant problem / links to fundamental gravity.I.2The “why this/why now” problemsI.3 Quantum corrections/long range forces
III) Conclusions
II) Exciting DirectionsII.1 The quantum physics of II.2 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage I (adventures)II.3 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage II (getting serious)
Cosmic acceleration and fundamental physics, APS April 2003
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I) Challenges for models of cosmic accelerationI.1 The cosmological constant problem / links to fundamental gravity.I.2The “why this/why now” problemsI.3 Quantum corrections/long range forces
III) Conclusions
II) Exciting DirectionsII.1 The quantum physics of II.2 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage I (adventures)II.3 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage II (getting serious)
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Stage II: Take quantum corrections/long range forces seriously
*PNGB: Frieman, Hill, Stebbins, & Waga 1995
* Extra dimensions
A.A, Burgess, Ravndal 2001
* Supergravity Kalosh et al. 2002
• Challenging particle physics issues
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Stage II: Take quantum corrections/long range forces seriously
*PNGB: Frieman, Hill, Stebbins, & Waga 1995
• Challenging particle physics issuesAlso: Risky because more radical developments could invalidate these efforts
II.3 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage II (getting serious)
* Extra dimensions
A.A, Burgess, Ravndal 2001
* Supergravity Kalosh et al. 2002
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I) Challenges for models of cosmic accelerationI.1 The cosmological constant problem / links to fundamental gravity.I.2The “why this/why now” problemsI.3 Quantum corrections/long range forces
III) Conclusions
II) Exciting DirectionsII.1 The quantum physics of II.2 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage I (adventures)II.3 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage II (getting serious)
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I) Challenges for models of cosmic accelerationI.1 The cosmological constant problem / links to fundamental gravity.I.2The “why this/why now” problemsI.3 Quantum corrections/long range forces
III) Conclusions
II) Exciting DirectionsII.1 The quantum physics of II.2 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage I (adventures)II.3 Dark energy/quintessence, Stage II (getting serious)
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III) Conclusions
Modeling cosmic acceleration leads to: Exciting challenges and new directions, many of which are connected with very fundamental questions. Real opportunity for dramatic observational advances
Weller & AA
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z
D L
% deviation
( )w z
Parameters and Cosmic Confusion IV-37
NB: Don’t be afraid of degeneracies!! Data can still distinguish among many interesting models
Maor et al.