Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: As shown in the classic work of Belinski, Khalatnikov and Lifshitz, the approach to a generic spacelike singularity in general relativity consists of a sequence of epochs and eras in which the metric is locally Kasner, connected by brief transitions. When quantum gravity effects are included, we argue that a new type of transition arises, giving rise to Kasner eons: periods which are dominated by emergent physics at each energy scale. We comment on the different ways in which the Einsteinian eon may come to an end and show explicitly how additional Kasner eons arise in the interior of a black hole solution due to higher-derivative corrections.
Authors: Pablo Bueno, Pablo A. Cano, Robie A. Hennigar
Institutions: Institut de Ciències del Cosmos, Universitat de Barcelona
Language: English
Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: G1255325603, G1456475170, Junior Leader la Caixa Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme: Shaping the new generation of leaders in research, G1855990336, G2262748287, G2290189609, G2525577871, G2585926585, G3480869486, G3681454997, Junior Leader la Caixa Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme: Shaping the new generation of leaders in research, G4042783231, G425668148, G434337789, G4493332189, G4691964718, G4895040100, G4944594896, G4993383890, G5132640529, G5421974903, G586857820, G7177582736, G7525315620, G7685134749, G7731791180, G8920660035
OpenAlex ID: W4401458689