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Shadows and properties of spin-induced scalarized black holes with and without a Ricci coupling (2024)
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Fernandes, P. G., Burrage, C., Eichhorn, A., & Sotiriou, T. P. (2024). Shadows and properties of spin-induced scalarized black holes with and without a Ricci coupling. Physical Review D, 109(10), Article 104033. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.109.104033

In this work, we explore the properties and shadows of spin-induced scalarized black holes, as well as investigate how a Ricci coupling influences them. Our findings reveal significant deviations from the Kerr metric in terms of the location and geod... Read More about Shadows and properties of spin-induced scalarized black holes with and without a Ricci coupling.

Using machine learning to optimise chameleon fifth force experiments (2024)
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Briddon, C., Burrage, C., Moss, A., & Tamosiunas, A. (2024). Using machine learning to optimise chameleon fifth force experiments. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2024(2), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2024/02/011

The chameleon is a theorised scalar field that couples to matter and possess a screening mechanism, which weakens observational constraints from experiments performed in regions of higher matter density. One consequence of this screening mechanism is... Read More about Using machine learning to optimise chameleon fifth force experiments.

Higgs-induced screening mechanisms in scalar-tensor theories (2023)
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Burrage, C., & Millington, P. (2024). Higgs-induced screening mechanisms in scalar-tensor theories. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1531(1), 95-103. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.15092

We consider the theory of a light conformally coupled scalar field, that is, one that is coupled directly to the Ricci scalar of the gravitational sector. This theory can be written equivalently as one of a light scalar that is coupled to the Standar... Read More about Higgs-induced screening mechanisms in scalar-tensor theories.

Spinning black holes with axion hair (2023)
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Burrage, C., Fernandes, P. G. S., Brito, R., & Cardoso, V. (2023). Spinning black holes with axion hair. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 40(20), Article 205021. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/acf9d6

In this work we construct and analyze non-perturbative stationary and axially-symmetric black hole solutions in general relativity coupled to an electromagnetic and an axion field. The axion field is coupled to the electromagnetic field, which leads... Read More about Spinning black holes with axion hair.

Invisible dilaton (2023)
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Brax, P., Burrage, C., Cembranos, J. A., Valageas, P., & Cembranos, J. A. (2023). Invisible dilaton. Physical Review D, 107(9), 095015. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.107.095015

We analyze the dynamics of a light scalar field responsible for the μ term of the Higgs potential and coupled to matter via the Higgs-portal mechanism. We find that this dilaton model is stable under radiative corrections induced by the standard mode... Read More about Invisible dilaton.

Chameleon screening in cosmic voids (2022)
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Tamosiunas, A., Briddon, C., Burrage, C., Cutforth, A., Moss, A., & Vincent, T. (2022). Chameleon screening in cosmic voids. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2022(11), Article 056. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2022/11/056

A key goal in cosmology in the upcoming decade will be to form a better understanding of the accelerated expansion of the Universe. Upcoming surveys, such as the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), Euclid and t... Read More about Chameleon screening in cosmic voids.

SELCIE: a tool for investigating the chameleon field of arbitrary sources (2021)
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Briddon, C., Burrage, C., Moss, A., & Tamosiunas, A. (2021). SELCIE: a tool for investigating the chameleon field of arbitrary sources. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2021(12), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2021/12/043

The chameleon model is a modified gravity theory that introduces an additional scalar field that couples to matter through a conformal coupling. This `chameleon field' possesses a screening mechanism through a nonlinear self-interaction term which al... Read More about SELCIE: a tool for investigating the chameleon field of arbitrary sources.

Fifth-force screening around extremely compact sources (2021)
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Burrage, C., Elder, B., Millington, P., Saadeh, D., & Thrussell, B. (2021). Fifth-force screening around extremely compact sources. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2021(August 2021), Article JCAP08(2021)052. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2021/08/052

Many non-linear scalar field theories possess a screening mechanism that can suppress any associated fifth force in dense environments. As a result, these theories can evade local experimental tests of new forces. Chameleon-like screening, which occu... Read More about Fifth-force screening around extremely compact sources.

Charting galactic accelerations: when and how to extract a unique potential from the distribution function (2021)
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An, J., Naik, A. P., Evans, N. W., & Burrage, C. (2021). Charting galactic accelerations: when and how to extract a unique potential from the distribution function. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 506(4), 5721-5730. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab2049

The advent of data sets of stars in the Milky Way with 6D phase-space information makes it possible to construct empirically the distribution function (DF). Here, we show that the accelerations can be uniquely determined from the DF using the collisi... Read More about Charting galactic accelerations: when and how to extract a unique potential from the distribution function.

φenics: Vainshtein screening with the finite element method (2021)
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Braden, J., Burrage, C., Elder, B., & Saadeh, D. (2021). φenics: Vainshtein screening with the finite element method. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2021(03), Article 010. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2021/03/010

Within the landscape of modified theories of gravity, progress in understanding the behaviour of, and developing tests for, screening mechanisms has been hindered by the complexity of the field equations involved, which are nonlinear in nature and ch... Read More about φenics: Vainshtein screening with the finite element method.

Massive Galileons and Vainshtein screening (2021)
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Burrage, C., Coltman, B., Padilla, A., Saadeh, D., & Wilson, T. (2021). Massive Galileons and Vainshtein screening. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2021(02), Article 050. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2021/02/050

The Vainshtein screening mechanism relies on nonlinear interaction terms becoming dominant close to a compact source. However, theories displaying this mechanism are generally understood to be low-energy theories: it is unclear that operators emergin... Read More about Massive Galileons and Vainshtein screening.

Prospects for fundamental physics with LISA (2020)
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Barausse, E., Berti, E., Hertog, T., Hughes, S. A., Jetzer, P., Pani, P., …Zumalacarregui, M. (2020). Prospects for fundamental physics with LISA. General Relativity and Gravitation, 52(8), Article 81. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-020-02691-1

In this paper, which is of programmatic rather than quantitative nature, we aim to further delineate and sharpen the future potential of the LISA mission in the area of fundamental physics. Given the very broad range of topics that might be relevant... Read More about Prospects for fundamental physics with LISA.

Open quantum dynamics induced by light scalar fields (2019)
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Burrage, C., Käding, C., Millington, P., & Minár, J. (2019). Open quantum dynamics induced by light scalar fields. Physical Review D, 100(7), Article 076003. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.100.076003

We consider the impact of a weakly coupled environment comprising a light scalar field on the open dynamics of a quantum test mass, resulting in a master equation for the test mass that features corrections to the coherent dynamics, as well as decohe... Read More about Open quantum dynamics induced by light scalar fields.

Influence functionals, decoherence and conformally coupled scalars (2019)
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Burrage, C., Käding, C., Millington, P., & Minář, J. (2019). Influence functionals, decoherence and conformally coupled scalars. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1275(1), Article 012041. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1275/1/012041

Some of the simplest modifications to general relativity involve the coupling of additional scalar fields to the scalar curvature. By making a Weyl rescaling of the metric, these theories can be mapped to Einstein gravity with the additional scalar f... Read More about Influence functionals, decoherence and conformally coupled scalars.

Black holes, gravitational waves and fundamental physics: A roadmap (2019)
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Askar, A., Bertone, G., Bon, E., Blas, D., Brito, R., Burrage, C., …Zilhão, M. (2019). Black holes, gravitational waves and fundamental physics: A roadmap. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 36(14), Article 143001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ab0587

© 2019 IOP Publishing Ltd. The grand challenges of contemporary fundamental physics-dark matter, dark energy, vacuum energy, inflation and early universe cosmology, singularities and the hierarchy problem-all involve gravity as a key component. And o... Read More about Black holes, gravitational waves and fundamental physics: A roadmap.

Symmetron scalar fields: modified gravity, dark matter, or both? (2019)
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Burrage, C., Copeland, E. J., Käding, C., & Millington, P. (2019). Symmetron scalar fields: modified gravity, dark matter, or both?. Physical Review D, 99(4), Article 043539. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.99.043539

Scalar fields coupled to gravity through the Ricci scalar have been considered both as dark matter candidates and as a possible modified gravity explanation for galactic dynamics. It has recently been demonstrated that the dynamics of baryonic matter... Read More about Symmetron scalar fields: modified gravity, dark matter, or both?.

Particle level screening of scalar forces in 1+1 dimensions (2019)
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Burrage, C., Elder, B., & Millington, P. (2019). Particle level screening of scalar forces in 1+1 dimensions. Physical Review D, 99(2), Article 024045. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.99.024045

We investigate how nonlinear scalar field theories respond to point sources. Taking the symmetron as a specific example of such a theory, we solve the nonlinear equation of motion in one spatial dimension for (i) an isolated point source and (ii) two... Read More about Particle level screening of scalar forces in 1+1 dimensions.

Fifth forces, Higgs portals and broken scale invariance (2018)
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Burrage, C., Copeland, E. J., Millington, P., & Spannowsky, M. (2018). Fifth forces, Higgs portals and broken scale invariance. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2018(11), 1-31. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2018/11/036

© 2018 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab. We study the relationship between the strength of fifth forces and the origin of scale breaking in the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics. We start with a light scalar field that is conformally coupl... Read More about Fifth forces, Higgs portals and broken scale invariance.

Stellar kinematics from the symmetron fifth force in the Milky Way disk (2018)
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O’Hare, C. A., & Burrage, C. (2018). Stellar kinematics from the symmetron fifth force in the Milky Way disk. Physical Review D, 98(6), Article 064019. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.98.064019

It has been shown that the presence of nonminimally coupled scalar fields giving rise to a fifth force can noticeably alter dynamics on galactic scales. Such a fifth force must be screened in the Solar System but if unscreened it can have similar obs... Read More about Stellar kinematics from the symmetron fifth force in the Milky Way disk.

Laboratory constraints (2018)
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Brax, P., Burrage, C., & Davis, A.-C. (2018). Laboratory constraints. International Journal of Modern Physics D, 1848009. https://doi.org/10.1142/s0218271818480097

We review laboratory constraints on theories of modified gravity and show that they are complementary to cosmological and astrophysical tests. We particularly focus on the environmentally dependent dilaton, as a worked example to show how such constr... Read More about Laboratory constraints.