Powered by OpenAIRE graph
Found an issue? Give us feedback
image/svg+xml art designer at PLoS, modified by Wikipedia users Nina, Beao, JakobVoss, and AnonMoos Open Access logo, converted into svg, designed by PLoS. This version with transparent background. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Open_Access_logo_PLoS_white.svg art designer at PLoS, modified by Wikipedia users Nina, Beao, JakobVoss, and AnonMoos http://www.plos.org/ ZENODOarrow_drop_down
image/svg+xml art designer at PLoS, modified by Wikipedia users Nina, Beao, JakobVoss, and AnonMoos Open Access logo, converted into svg, designed by PLoS. This version with transparent background. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Open_Access_logo_PLoS_white.svg art designer at PLoS, modified by Wikipedia users Nina, Beao, JakobVoss, and AnonMoos http://www.plos.org/
ZENODO
Preprint . 2025
License: CC BY
Data sources: ZENODO
image/svg+xml art designer at PLoS, modified by Wikipedia users Nina, Beao, JakobVoss, and AnonMoos Open Access logo, converted into svg, designed by PLoS. This version with transparent background. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Open_Access_logo_PLoS_white.svg art designer at PLoS, modified by Wikipedia users Nina, Beao, JakobVoss, and AnonMoos http://www.plos.org/
ZENODO
Preprint . 2025
License: CC BY
Data sources: ZENODO
ZENODO
Preprint . 2025
License: CC BY
Data sources: Datacite
ZENODO
Preprint . 2025
License: CC BY
Data sources: Datacite
versions View all 2 versions
addClaim

Phase-Field Origin of Gravitational Curvature

Authors: Turchanov, Aleksey;

Phase-Field Origin of Gravitational Curvature

Abstract

Description This preprint is Part III of the Phase Geometry Series: Superconductivity and Weak Gravity.It develops a phenomenological phase-field model of Newtonian gravity in which the gravitational potential is sourced by the gradient energy of a static phase field. Any static phase configuration φ(x)\varphi(\mathbf{x})φ(x) defines an effective mass density ρeff(x)∝∣∇φ(x)∣2,\rho_{\mathrm{eff}}(\mathbf{x}) \propto |\nabla \varphi(\mathbf{x})|^2,ρeff(x)∝∣∇φ(x)∣2, which enters the standard Poisson equation for the Newtonian potential Φ(x)\Phi(\mathbf{x})Φ(x). Localised phase defects carry a finite effective mass MeffM_{\mathrm{eff}}Meff and generate an asymptotically Newtonian potential Φ(r)≃−GMeff/r\Phi(r) \simeq -G M_{\mathrm{eff}}/rΦ(r)≃−GMeff/r. Test particles move in Φ\PhiΦ according to ordinary Newtonian mechanics, so the model reproduces the usual weak-field behaviour of gravity while providing a phase-based microscopic picture for the source term. The work also couples this phase-field gravity to phase clocks, with a focus on Josephson-based superconducting oscillators (“Josephson clocks”). In the weak-field limit, the same potential Φ(x)\Phi(\mathbf{x})Φ(x) that is generated by the phase texture also determines the local ticking rate of phase clocks via the standard relation between Φ\PhiΦ and g00g_{00}g00. This yields a unified phase-based description of effective mass, gravitational potential, and clock redshift. The paper is intended as a conservative “Newtonian floor” for phase geometry: a non-relativistic, static, weak-field framework that is mathematically simple yet compatible with standard Newtonian gravity. It is particularly suited as a playground for analogue gravity and toy models in superconductors and other phase-ordered media, where the underlying phase field can be engineered and visualised. This work is part of the series Phase Geometry Series: Superconductivity and Weak Gravity (Parts I–III and Overview), concept DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17584768. Keywords: phase geometry, Newtonian gravity, phase field, effective mass, Josephson clocks, analogue gravity, superconductivity, weak gravity

Keywords

theoretical physics, phase field, phenomenological model, analog gravity, spacetime curvature, Gravity, Theoretical physics, weak field, gravity

  • BIP!
    Impact byBIP!
    selected citations
    These citations are derived from selected sources.
    This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
    0
    popularity
    This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.
    Average
    influence
    This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
    Average
    impulse
    This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.
    Average
Powered by OpenAIRE graph
Found an issue? Give us feedback
selected citations
These citations are derived from selected sources.
This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
BIP!Citations provided by BIP!
popularity
This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.
BIP!Popularity provided by BIP!
influence
This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
BIP!Influence provided by BIP!
impulse
This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.
BIP!Impulse provided by BIP!
0
Average
Average
Average
Green