Bounds on the Horndeski Gauge-Gravity Coupling

Abstract

The Horndeski gauge-gravity coupling is the leading non-minimal interaction between gravity and gauge bosons, and it preserves all the symmetries and the number of physical degrees of freedom of the standard model of particle physics and general relativity. In this paper we study the effects of the non-minimal interaction in astronomy and cosmology, and obtain upper bounds on the associated dimensionless coupling constant $\lambda$. From the modification of equations of motion of gauge bosons applied to compact astronomical objects, we find upper bounds $|\lambda |\lesssim 10^{88}$, $|\lambda |\lesssim 10^{75}$ and $|\lambda |\lesssim 10^{84}$ from a black hole shadow, neutron stars and white dwarfs, respectively. The bound $|\lambda |\lesssim 10^{75}$ that is deduced from neutron stars is the strongest and provides twenty orders of magnitude improvement of the previously known best bound on this parameter. On the other hand, the effects of this term on modification of the gravitational Poisson equation lead to a weaker bound $|\lambda |\lesssim 10^{98}$. From the propagation of gravitational waves we also find $|\lambda |\lesssim 10^{119}$, which is even weaker.

arXiv comment15 pages, 1 figure, The correct value for the solar radius is used and the strongest bound, which comes from the neutron stars, is weakened by almost five orders of magnitude. The conclusion did not change

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