The Spinor-Tensor Gravity of the Classical Dirac Field

In this work, with the help of the quantum hydrodynamic formalism, the gravitational equation associated with the classical Dirac field is derived. The hydrodynamic representation of the Dirac equation described by the evolution of four mass densities, subject to the theory-defined quantum potential...

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Main Author: Piero Chiarelli
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Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
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description In this work, with the help of the quantum hydrodynamic formalism, the gravitational equation associated with the classical Dirac field is derived. The hydrodynamic representation of the Dirac equation described by the evolution of four mass densities, subject to the theory-defined quantum potential, has been generalized to the curved space-time in the covariant form. Thence, the metric of space-time has been defined by imposing the minimum action principle. The derived gravity shows the spontaneous emergence of the “cosmological” gravity tensor (CGT), a generalization of the classical cosmological constant (CC), as a part of the energy-impulse tensor density (EITD). Even if the classical cosmological constant is set to zero, the CGT is non-zero, allowing a stable quantum vacuum (out of the collapsed branched polymer phase). The theory shows that in the classical macroscopic limit, the general relativity equation is recovered. In the perturbative approach, the CGT leads to a second-order correction to Newtonian gravity that takes contribution from the space where the mass is localized (and the space-time is curvilinear), while it tends to zero as the space-time approaches the flat vacuum, leading, as a means, to an overall cosmological constant that may possibly be compatible with the astronomical observations. The Dirac field gravity shows analogies with the modified Brans–Dicke gravity, where each spinor term brings an effective gravity constant G divided by its field squared. The work shows that in order to obtain the classical minimum action principle and the general relativity limit of the macroscopic classical scale, quantum decoherence is necessary.
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spelling doaj.art-387e77736566453db101cdee11ae11332023-11-20T05:58:03ZengMDPI AGSymmetry2073-89942020-07-01127112410.3390/sym12071124The Spinor-Tensor Gravity of the Classical Dirac FieldPiero Chiarelli0National Council of Research of Italy, Research Center of Pisa, Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, ItalyIn this work, with the help of the quantum hydrodynamic formalism, the gravitational equation associated with the classical Dirac field is derived. The hydrodynamic representation of the Dirac equation described by the evolution of four mass densities, subject to the theory-defined quantum potential, has been generalized to the curved space-time in the covariant form. Thence, the metric of space-time has been defined by imposing the minimum action principle. The derived gravity shows the spontaneous emergence of the “cosmological” gravity tensor (CGT), a generalization of the classical cosmological constant (CC), as a part of the energy-impulse tensor density (EITD). Even if the classical cosmological constant is set to zero, the CGT is non-zero, allowing a stable quantum vacuum (out of the collapsed branched polymer phase). The theory shows that in the classical macroscopic limit, the general relativity equation is recovered. In the perturbative approach, the CGT leads to a second-order correction to Newtonian gravity that takes contribution from the space where the mass is localized (and the space-time is curvilinear), while it tends to zero as the space-time approaches the flat vacuum, leading, as a means, to an overall cosmological constant that may possibly be compatible with the astronomical observations. The Dirac field gravity shows analogies with the modified Brans–Dicke gravity, where each spinor term brings an effective gravity constant G divided by its field squared. The work shows that in order to obtain the classical minimum action principle and the general relativity limit of the macroscopic classical scale, quantum decoherence is necessary.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/7/1124einstein gravity of charged fermion fieldquantum potential-induced gravityquantum potential of charged spin-half particlescosmological gravity tensor of the quantum Dirac fieldcosmological gravity tensor expectation value of fermionsspinor-tensor gravity
spellingShingle Piero Chiarelli
The Spinor-Tensor Gravity of the Classical Dirac Field
Symmetry
einstein gravity of charged fermion field
quantum potential-induced gravity
quantum potential of charged spin-half particles
cosmological gravity tensor of the quantum Dirac field
cosmological gravity tensor expectation value of fermions
spinor-tensor gravity
title The Spinor-Tensor Gravity of the Classical Dirac Field
title_full The Spinor-Tensor Gravity of the Classical Dirac Field
title_fullStr The Spinor-Tensor Gravity of the Classical Dirac Field
title_full_unstemmed The Spinor-Tensor Gravity of the Classical Dirac Field
title_short The Spinor-Tensor Gravity of the Classical Dirac Field
title_sort spinor tensor gravity of the classical dirac field
topic einstein gravity of charged fermion field
quantum potential-induced gravity
quantum potential of charged spin-half particles
cosmological gravity tensor of the quantum Dirac field
cosmological gravity tensor expectation value of fermions
spinor-tensor gravity
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/7/1124
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