Gravitational baryogenesis without CPT violation

Abstract

We show that in theories with nonminimal curvature-matter couplings up to first order in the curvature, baryon number (B) conservation and CP are automatically violated, provided that the curvature scalar and its gradient do not vanish. Together with the associated gravitationally induced particle creation in a cosmological framework, which is an essentially out-of-equilibrium process, this implies that all of Sakharov's conditions are satisfied in the simplest extension of General Relativity, without the need of CPT violation. Here, derivatives of the curvature can be disregarded, thus evading the potential problems associated with the Gravitational Baryogenesis (GB) model in a cosmological context. Thanks to the particle creation pressure and the trace anomaly, the curvature scalar is nonzero even in a radiation-dominated Universe. Moreover, the trace anomaly or the energy density of a massive scalar field can amplify the baryon asymmetry at very high temperatures, even when the particle creation rate is very slow. As a result, a baryon asymmetry compatible with observations and a huge CP violation can be generated in the early Universe.

arXiv comment17 pages, minor corrections and some explanatory remarks to comply with the referee report are included

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