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UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE
COL0010279 Grupo de Investigación en Relatividad y Gravitación A1 379 2016
SANTANDER
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PRIMORDIAL GRAVITATIONAL WAVES
INFLATION
COSMOLOGY
DARK MATTER
PARTICLE PHYSICS
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BOGOTÁ, D.C. BOGOTÁ, D.C.
SANTANDER BUCARAMANGA
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UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE
Ciudad: CALI
b) Las entidades que han sido reconocidas, por otros entes del Gobierno Nacional y cuyo reconocimiento ha sido
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homologado previamente por COLCIENCIAS para fines de ciencia, tecnología e innovación
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a. Las que cuenten con reconocimiento vigente del Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, como actores
Tipo Entidad Proponente:
del Sistema Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación – SNCTI.
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Nombre: Guillermo Alfonso Parra Rodríguez Cargo: Vicerrector de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación
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Identificación / Nit: 890201213 4
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Ciudad: BUCARAMANGA
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RESEARCH GROUPS:
3. Grupo de Investigación en Relatividad y Gravitación -- COL0010279, Categoría A1, Universidad Industrial de Santander,
Bucaramanga.
MAIN RESEARCHER:
CORESEARCHERS:
Institutional Affiliation: Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Básicas y Aplicadas, Universidad Antonio Nariño.
Working time: 8h/w.
Institutional Affiliation: Escuela de Física, Universidad Industrial de Santander and Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Básicas
y Aplicadas, Universidad Antonio Nariño.
The researchers participating in this proposal have been working within the last years in theoretical cosmology. Their main objective
is to answer fundamental questions related to the origin, the formation of large scale structures and late time evolution of the
Universe. To achieve their goals, they use their expertise and knowledge of different research areas in theoretical physics such as:
General Relativity, Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics, Statistical Physics and Quantum Field Theory. In particular, the participants of
this research proposal have expertise in dark energy, inflationary cosmology and dark matter. They have made a significant
contribution to the state-of-the-art in all the subjects concerning the main objectives of the project. This fact can be verified by
looking at the scientific production over the last years of each one of the researchers involved. The researchers involved in this
project, belong to research groups currently classified as A1 (two groups), A (one group), according to the latest classification by
COLCIENCIAS. Some of them have been working together since 2008 and since then, others members of the research team have
been gradually joining.
1. They have been able to work individually or collectively in 12 projects financed by different Colombian agencies
(Colciencias, Colciencias - Ecos Nord, Colciencias - DAAD, Banco de la República, among others.) as well as in almost
15 projects financed by our Universities.
2. They have produced, individually and collectively, almost 41 papers published in internationally recognized journals within
the last five years. They also have been able to successfully supervise the final research projects/thesis of 20 BSc. students, 8
MSc. students and 2 PhD. students; currently, they are supervising the final research projects/thesis of 6 BSc. students, 3
MSc. students, and 1 PhD students.
3. They also have given more than 60 talks at recognized scientific events both in Colombia and abroad. Our international
relationships involve groups of Brazil, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Chile, Japan, Germany, Spain, among others. All
the information that supports what it has been said can be found in the respective CvLac’s and GrupLac’s.
Finally, we list the published papers of the participants in the last five years:
2. J. P. Beltrán Almeida, A. Guarnizo, R. Kase, S. Tsujikawa and C. A. Valenzuela-Toledo, Anisotropic 2-form dark
energy, Phys. Lett. B793 (2019) 396 [1902.05846].
3. J. P. B. Almeida, A. Guarnizo, R. Kase, S. Tsujikawa and C. A. Valenzuela-Toledo, Anisotropic inflation with coupled p-
forms, JCAP 1903 (2019) 025 [1901.06097].
4. M. Alvarez, J. B. Orjuela-Quintana, Y. Rodriguez and C. A. Valenzuela-Toledo, Einstein Yang-Mills Higgs dark energy
revisited, 1901.04624.
5. L. G. Gomez and Y. Rodriguez, Stability Conditions in the Generalized SU(2) Proca Theory, 1907.07961.
6. A. Gallego Cadavid and Y. Rodriguez, A systematic procedure to build the beyond generalized Proca field
theory, 1905.10664.
7. P. Arias, N. Bernal, A. Herrera and C. Maldonado, Reconstructing Non-standard Cosmologies with Dark Matter, 1906.04183.
10. J. P. B. Almeida, N. Bernal, J. Rubio and T. Tenkanen, Hidden Inflaton Dark Matter, JCAP 1903 (2019) 012 [1811.09640].
11. J. P. Beltrán Almeida and N. Bernal, Nonminimally coupled pseudoscalar inflaton, Phys. Rev. D98 (2018) 083519
[1803.09743].
12. N. Bernal, D. Restrepo, C. Yaguna and Zapata, Two-component dark matter and a massless neutrino in a
new B − L model, Phys. Rev. D99 (2019) 015038 [1808.03352].
13. N. Bernal, C. Cosme, T. Tenkanen and V. Vaskonen, Scalar singlet dark matter in non-standard cosmologies,Eur. Phys.
J. C79 (2019) 30 [1806.11122].
14. N. Bernal, C. Cosme and T. Tenkanen, Phenomenology of Self-Interacting Dark Matter in a Matter-Dominated Universe, Eur.
Phys. J. C79 (2019) 99 [1803.08064].
15. N. Bernal, M. Dutra, Y. Mambrini, K. Olive, M. Peloso and M. Pierre, Spin-2 Portal Dark Matter, Phys. Rev. D97 (2018)
115020 [1803.01866].
16. N. Bernal, A. Chatterjee and A. Paul, Non-thermal production of Dark Matter after Inflation, JCAP 1812(2018) 020
[1809.02338].
17. J. P. B. Almeida, J. Motoa-Manzano and C. A. Valenzuela-Toledo, de Sitter symmetries and inflationary correlators in parity
violating scalar-vector models, JCAP 1711 (2017) 015 [1706.05099].
18. Y. Rodríguez and A. A. Navarro, Non-Abelian S-term dark energy and inflation, Phys. Dark Univ. 19 (2018) 129
[1711.01935].
19. Y. Rodriguez and A. A. Navarro, Scalar and vector Galileons, J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 831 (2017) 012004 [1703.01884].
20. N. Bernal, A. E. Cárcamo Hernández, I. de Medeiros Varzielas and S. Kovalenko, Fermion masses and mixings and dark
matter constraints in a model with radiative seesaw mechanism, JHEP 05 (2018) 053 [1712.02792].
21. Bernal and C. S. Fong, Hot Leptogenesis from Thermal Dark Matter, JCAP 1710 (2017) 042 [1707.02988].
22. N. Bernal, M. Heikinheimo, T. Tenkanen, K. Tuominen and V. Vaskonen, The Dawn of FIMP Dark Matter: A Review of
Models and Constraints, Int. J. Mod. Phys. A32 (2017) 1730023 [1706.07442].
23. E. Allys, J. P. Beltran Almeida, P. Peter and Y. Rodr ´iguez, On the 4D generalized Proca action for an Abelian vector
field, JCAP 1609 (2016) 026 [1605.08355].
24. E. Allys, P. Peter and Y. Rodriguez, Generalized SU(2) Proca Theory, Phys. Rev. D94 (2016) 084041 [1609.05870].
25. C. M. Nieto and Y. Rodriguez, Massive Gauge-flation, Mod. Phys. Lett. A31 (2016) 1640005 [1602.07197].
26. M. Benito, N. Bernal, N. Bozorgnia, F. Calore and F. Iocco, Particle Dark Matter Constraints: the Effect of Galactic
Uncertainties, JCAP 1702 (2017) 007 [1612.02010].
27. N. Bernal, L. Necib and T. R. Slatyer, Spherical Cows in Dark Matter Indirect Detection, JCAP 1612 (2016) 030
[1606.00433].
28. N. Bernal, C. S. Fong and N. Fonseca, Sharing but not Caring: Dark Matter and the Baryon Asymmetry of the
Universe, JCAP 1609 (2016) 005 [1605.07188].
29. J. C. Bueno Sanchez and C. A. Valenzuela-Toledo, On the Coupling of Vector Fields to the Gauss-Bonnet
Invariant, 1504.07983.
30. E. Allys, P. Peter and Y. Rodriguez, Generalized Proca action for an Abelian vector field, JCAP 1602 (2016) 004
[1511.03101].
31. C. A. Sierra and Y. Rodriguez, Moment transport equations and their application to the perturbed universe, Nucl. Part. Phys.
Proc. 267-269 (2015) 260 [1510.03940].
32. J. F. Rodriguez and Y. Rodriguez, Analysis of Vector-Inflation Models Using Dynamical Systems, Nucl. Part. Phys.
Proc. 267-269 (2015) 257 [1504.02433].
33. Y. Rodriguez, L. G. Gomez and C. M. Nieto, Towards a proof of the equivalence between FRW background expansion and
statistical isotropy, in Proceedings, 2nd Argentinian-Brazilian Meeting on Gravitation, Relativistic Astrophysics and
Cosmology (GRACo II): Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 22-25, 2014,
pp. 139–144, 2015, 1502.07292.
34. N. Bernal and X. Chu, Z2 SIMP Dark Matter, JCAP 1601 (2016) 006 [1510.08527].
35. N. Bernal, X. Chu, C. Garcia-Cely, T. Hambye and B. Zaldivar, Production Regimes for Self-Interacting Dark
Matter, JCAP 1603 (2016) 018 [1510.08063].
36. N. Bernal, C. Garcia-Cely and R. Rosenfeld, WIMP and SIMP Dark Matter from the Spontaneous Breaking of a Global
Group, JCAP 1504 (2015) 012 [1501.01973].
37. N. Bernal, C. Garcia-Cely and R. Rosenfeld, Z3 WIMP and SIMP Dark Matter from a Global U(1) Breaking, Nucl. Part.
Phys. Proc. 267-269 (2015) 353.
38. N. Bernal, J. E. Forero-Romero, R. Garani and S. Palomares-Ruiz, Systematic uncertainties from halo asphericity in dark
matter searches, Nucl. Part. Phys. Proc. 267-269 (2015) 345.
39. J. P. Beltran Almeida, Y. Rodriguez and C. A. Valenzuela-Toledo, Scale and shape dependent non-Gaussianity in the presence
of inflationary vector fields, Phys. Rev. D90 (2014) 103511 [1405.7374].
40. P. Fleury, J. P. Beltran Almeida, C. Pitrou and J.-P. Uzan, On the stability and causality of scalar-vector
theories, JCAP 1411 (2014) 043 [1406.6254].
41. N. Bernal, J. E. Forero-Romero, R. Garani and S. Palomares-Ruiz, Systematic uncertainties from halo asphericity in dark
matter searches, JCAP 1409 (2014) 004 [1405.6240].
RESUMEN EJECUTIVO
There is overwhelming evidence of the existence of a non-baryonic component of the Universe: the Dark Matter (DM). The most
popular candidates for the DM correspond to Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs), with masses and couplings at the
electroweak scale. During the last decades, a vast program for exploration of the nature of WIMP DM has been carried out in three
main fronts: direct detection, indirect detection and production at colliders. However, and despite the huge experimental efforts,
none of these strategies has led to unambiguous detection. Even so, the DM does not have to be a WIMP. Other possibilities exist
indeed from the particle physics point of view of non-WIMP DM, where the typical interactions between the visible and the dark
sectors are much smaller than in the standard scenario. These cases can therefore elude the main DM detection techniques.
Alternative ideas to learn about the DM nature, which have been followed with some enthusiasm recently, come from its coupling in
the early Universe with the inflaton and the effects of inflationary initial conditions on the DM dynamics. In this project we will
study observational consequences of particle physics models where the DM feebly couples to the Standard Model (SM) but has
sizable interactions with the inflaton field. Such scenarios typically challenge standard direct, indirect and colliders techniques, but
can be probed by cosmological and astrophysical observations. With the very precise data coming from observations of the Cosmic
Microwave Background (CMB), one can use the DM/inflation interplay to provide restrictive and novel constraints on the coupling
parameters of DM candidates. Observational restrictions over isocurvature perturbations, non-Gaussianity, primordial magnetic
fields, and gravitational waves production mechanisms should become handy to constrain DM models and to connect particle
physics with the inflationary physics. It is expected that this allows to build a link between DM model parameters and the energy
scale of inflation.
Searches for the nature of DM are experiencing a crucial moment in the latest years: the enhanced sensitivity of direct and indirect
searches, together with the latest data coming from collider experiments, allow to constrain the parameter space of several
extensions of the SM of particle physics, in some cases strongly challenging models which have been very popular so far. Even if
the multi-channel and multi-messenger searches could soon lay siege to WIMP DM, the actual lack of understanding of DM nature
is a puzzle that urges to be solved.
In this context, complementary detection modes for unveiling the DM nature are crucial. Alternative searches of imprints of the DM
coupling with the inflaton in the early Universe, and the effects of inflationary initial conditions on the DM dynamics are leading the
particle physics and the cosmology communities to converge into a common purpose. With the precise data coming from
observations of the CMB [1-3], one can use the DM/inflation interplay to provide restrictive and novel constraints on the coupling
parameters of DM candidates. Observational restrictions over isocurvature perturbations, non-Gaussianity and the gravitational
waves production mechanism should become handy to constrain DM models and to connect particle physics with the inflationary
physics. This shall allow to build a link between DM model parameters and the energy scale of inflation.
This project is framed in the context of DM models and their connection with inflationary physics. We follow recent attempts to
probe Beyond SM physics with the help of CMB measurements. Here, we briefly summarize the more relevant details about DM
models and inflationary physics. We stress the role of axion/pseudoscalar fields during the inflationary epoch and their constraints
coming from CMB data.
1. Inflation
Inflation is the current paradigm in cosmology which describes the main features of the early Universe and solves the pressing
problems related to fine tuning and causality of the initial conditions of the Big Bang model [4-6]. The simplest and most successful
version of this mechanism requires a single scalar field to drive an exponentially accelerated expansion able to smooth the initial
conditions of the Universe and, because of its quantum fluctuations, to generate irregularities in the energy density after horizon
exit. Afterwards, via gravitational clustering, it generates the large-scale structure that is seen today [7-9]. The inflationary
mechanism is simple and is able to explain most of the features of the CMB; however, when studying the different implementations
of the inflationary idea, we recognize that there is generally a lack of connection of this physics with the low energy particle physics
accessible to current experiments. This lack of connection might be due to the vastly different energy scale between inflation and
particle physics processes. Thus, if we expect to understand inflation and particle physics in a unified framework, work is needed to
connect the physics behind the inflationary mechanism with the particle physics even for models beyond the SM of particle physics.
Axions are also viable DM candidates [33–36], produced in three processes: vacuum misalignment, string decay and domain wall
decay. The desired agreement of the axion density with the observed DM density suggests a relatively large axion mass
of m ∼ 100 μeV [35, 36].
An interesting possibility to study is the inclusion of non-minimal coupling of the axion fields with gravity. There are several models
which study this possibility. See for instance the Kallosh and Linde’s recent work on this subject [37, 38] and some ideas related
with the Higgs inflation model by Bezrukov-Shaposhnikov [39, 40].
Fundamental science constitutes an important factor in the development of a country. It has an important and direct impact in
education and culture, and, in the medium and long term, it also has a direct impact on technology. By funding projects in basic
sciences, Colciencias is investing in the improvement of the quality and quantity of new and relevant results in fundamental sciences
and at the same time, it is offering a unique opportunity to engage different actors of the society in projects that aim to enrich the
academic and scientific research heritage of a country. Specifically, considering a peace process and/or post conflict stage, such as
the one that Colombia is going through, it would be really remarkable that research in basic sciences would constitute a real
opportunity to enroll the different actors of our society at this stage.
This program corresponds to the “eje temático 9 (Ciencias Básicas y del Espacio), líneas temáticas 9.1 (Materia y Energía:
Fundamentos y Mecanismos) y línea 9.5. (Ciencias del espacio)” of the Colciencias call for projects Conectando Conocimiento
2019. The topics covered in this program are framed in the context of scientific problems of current interest and relevance related to
theoretical and observational cosmology. Many leading groups in cosmology in the world are working on theoretical aspects and
observational missions connected with the topics discussed in our research proposal. Additionally, this program perfectly fits the
interests of the research groups of Universities Antonio Nariño, del Valle and Industrial de Santander. In fact, professors Dr. Nicolás
Bernal, Dr. Juan Pablo Beltrán, Dr. Yeinzon Rodríguez and Dr. César Alonso Valenzuela-Toledo, have an internationally recognize
research experience in these subjects. This call is offering us a unique opportunity to increase our expertise and to complement our
expertise around a very productive scientific collaboration.
OBJETIVO GENERAL
The whole purpose of this project is to study the effects of the inflationary dynamics on DM models. We aim at improving our
understanding of the DM nature and connecting the physics of the SM and Beyond SM with the energy scale of inflation.
OBJETIVOS ESPECÍFICOS
1. To seek for constraints on the parameter space of DM models using isocurvature bounds from the CMB.
2. To study possible constraints on the DM model parameter space using non-Gaussianity bounds from the CMB.
3. To study the effects of DM models, specially axion models during inflation in the mechanism of gravitational waves
production.
4. To carry out the calculations related with the tensor perturbations in axion DM models, specifically, the spectral index ns of
the primordial curvature perturbation, and the tensor to scalar ratio
5. To study the role of non-minimal couplings to gravity in inflationary models including axion couplings.
METODOLOGÍA
2. Computation of the DM relic abundance, taking into account both the thermal and the non-thermal contributions, beyond the
usual WIMP paradigm.
3. Look for alternative signatures for non-WIMP DM, beyond the usual direct and indirect DM detection, and production at
colliders.
4. Calculation of the details related with the dynamics of the DM models in an inflationary background and its post-inflationary
evolution. In this part, it is important to find an analytic or approximate method to solve the Boltzmann equation of the DM
relics after inflation considering some specific types of interactions and processes in the collision term of the DM sector.
5. Calculation of the statistical properties of the specific models considered during inflation: i.e. the power spectrum and
bispectrum of the perturbations. Those quantities and related ones have been measured with very high precision by Planck
satellite, henceforth, they are useful to put constraints on inflationary and DM models.
6. Calculation of the isocurvature perturbations produced by spectator fields other than the inflaton and its statistics, in particular
in axion models. At this point, we search for theoretical consistency relations between the parameters that describe the
isocurvature perturbations and then, we use well known Planck limits in order to constraint characteristics of the DM models,
such as DM abundance and self-coupling for instance.
7. To perform a detailed study of gravitational waves production in axion models, if the axion either acts as the inflaton or
appears as a spectator field during inflation. At this point, we aim at studying the details related to the production of the
gravitational waves in models allowing for general couplings between the scalar and gauge field sectors. The most relevant
parameters are the tensor to scalar ratio r = Pt/Ps and the spectral index of scalar perturbations ns and tensor perturbations nt.
8. The incorporation of non-minimal couplings between the inflation or the DM candidates with gravity. Once this incorporation
is done, we proceed to do the calculations of the statistical properties mentioned in the previous items and to study the effects
of non-minimal coupling parameters on the models studied.
1. Determination of the parameter space where dark matter can be produced by the different thermal and non-thermal production
mechanisms.
2. Constraints on the dark matter parameter space from cosmological observables.
3. Analytical and numerical estimations of the dynamics of the dark matter in an inflationary background and its post-
inflationary evolution.
4. Analytical calculation of the statistical properties of the specific models considered during inflation: i.e. the power spectrum
and bispectrum of the perturbations.
5. Analytical calculations of the isocurvature perturbations produced by spectator fields other than the inflaton and its statistics,
in particular in axion models.
6. Analytical calculations of the gravitational waves production in axion models, if the axion either acts as the inflaton or appears
as an spectator field during inflation.
7. Analytical estimations of the non-minimal couplings between the inflation or the DM candidates with gravity.
POSIBLES EVALUADORES
1. Rogerio Rosenfeld, Laboratório Interinstitucional de e-Astronomia - LIneA, 20921-400, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil,
rosenfel@[Link]
2. Tommi Tenkanen, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD
21218, USA, ttenkan1@[Link]
3. Roberto A. Lineros, Departamento de Física, Universidad Católica del Norte, Avenida Angamos 0610, Casilla 1280,
Antofagasta, Chile, [Link]@[Link]
IMPACTO AMBIENTAL
Given that the subject of this proposal is mainly theoretical, there is no substantial environmental impact. The main social impact of
the outcome of the project is the generation of new scientific knowledge. The products of the project are the result of independent
research: it is not expected to generate conflicts of intellectual property and ethics.
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Impactos
IMPACTOS SOBRE EL Expected Impact: Continued formation of human resources. Indicators: Hired postdocs and/or
MEDIO AMBIENTE Y LA Graduated MSc and PhD students. Assumptions: 1. Obtaining of the present and future grants to 2025
SOCIEDAD finance research projects. 2. Obtaining of scholarships to finance graduate students.
IMPACTOS DE CIENCIA, Expected Impact: Strengthen the transfer of knowledge. Indicators: Number of academic visits to
TECNOLOGIA O and from Colombia. Assumptions: Obtaining of the present and future grants to finance research 2023
INNOVACIÓN projects.
IMPACTOS SOBRE LA Expected Impact: Strengthening of the local scientific capacity. Indicators: Number of hired
PRODUCTIVIDAD Y postdocs and graduated MSc/PhD students. Assumptions: 1. Obtaining of the present and future 2025
COMPETITIVIDAD. grants to finance research projects 2. Obtaining of scholarships to finance graduate students.
Coberturas
VALLE DEL CAUCA - 25 %
SANTANDER - 20 %
BOGOTÁ, D.C. - 55 %
Productos
Generación de nuevo conocimiento
Subtipo
Producto Descripción Cantidad Beneficiario
Producto
Local and
Artículo de Artículos categoría international
Papers published in recognised international journals. 6
investigación A1 scientific
communities.
Local and
Artículo de Artículos categoría international
Papers published in recognised international journals. 2
investigación A2 scientific
communities.
Subtipo
Resultado Descripción Cantidad Beneficiario
Producto
Local and
Dissemination to the specialised scientific community of the new
international
Ponencias Ponencias generated knowledge, through talks given at internationally 6
scientific
recognised scientific events.
communities
Local and
Dissemination to the local specialised of the new generated international
Ponencias Ponencias 4
knowledge, through talks given at the national scientific events. scientific
communities
Productos de Coo Meeting 2020 (Cosmología en Colombia). Meeting to facilitate Local
EVENTOS
apropiación social communication and discussion among Colombian researchers and 1 scientific
CIENTÍFICOS
del conocimiento students. communities.
Subtipo Numero
Formación Descripción Beneficiario
Producto Personas
The involved
institutions
Trabajo de grado Trabajo de grado
Formation of BSc students. 2 and the local
de pregrado aprobado
scientific
communities.
Personal
Tipo Personal
INVESTIGADOR PRINCIPAL 1
Personal
Vinculación
COINVESTIGADOR
Proyecto:
Fecha de
1981-09-23 País: Colombia
Nacimiento:
Email: [Link]@[Link]
Vinculación
INVESTIGADOR PRINCIPAL
Proyecto:
Email: juanpbeltran@[Link]
Vinculación
COINVESTIGADOR
Proyecto:
Nombres: Nicolás
Fecha de
1979-11-21 País: Colombia
Nacimiento:
Email: [Link]@[Link]
Vinculación
COINVESTIGADOR
Proyecto:
Nombres: NNA
Fecha de
1990-01-01 País: Colombia
Nacimiento:
Email: [Link]@[Link]
Función en el Proyecto: Postdoctoral researcher. Numerical and symbolic calculations and writing.
Vinculación
COINVESTIGADOR
Proyecto:
Nombres: Yeinzon
Fecha de
1978-11-20 País: Colombia
Nacimiento:
Email: [Link]@[Link]
Vinculación
COINVESTIGADOR
Proyecto:
Nombres: Yeinzon
Fecha de
1978-11-20 País: Colombia
Nacimiento:
Email: [Link]@[Link]
Cronograma
Rubros
Rubros Entidad
Entidad: UNIVERSIDAD ANTONIO NARIÑO
Rubro Descripción Justificación Entidad Financiadora Financiado % Efectivo % Especie % Valor Total
MINISTERIO DE
EQUIPOS Laser printer. Printings and photocopies. CIENCIA TECNOLOGÍA $2.500.000 100 $0 0 $0 0 $2.500.000
E INNOVACIÓN
MINISTERIO DE
Desktop
EQUIPOS Numerical and analytical calculation. CIENCIA TECNOLOGÍA $0 0 $0 0 $4.000.000 100 $4.000.000
Computers.
E INNOVACIÓN
MINISTERIO DE
GASTOS DE Operational
Ongoing cost for running the project. CIENCIA TECNOLOGÍA $15.150.000 100 $0 0 $0 0 $15.150.000
OPERACIÓN Expenditure.
E INNOVACIÓN
PERSONAL MINISTERIO DE
CIENTÍFICO Y DE NNA NNP Postdoctoral researcher. CIENCIA TECNOLOGÍA $136.800.000 100 $0 0 $0 0 $136.800.000
APOYO E INNOVACIÓN
PERSONAL MINISTERIO DE
Yeinzon Numerical and symbolic calculations and
CIENTÍFICO Y DE CIENCIA TECNOLOGÍA $0 0 $0 0 $20.498.400 100 $20.498.400
Rodríguez writing.
APOYO E INNOVACIÓN
MINISTERIO DE
Meeting between international advisor and the
VIAJES Colombia CIENCIA TECNOLOGÍA $8.400.000 100 $0 0 $0 0 $8.400.000
Colombian groups.
E INNOVACIÓN
Valor
Rubro Descripción Justificación Entidad Financiadora Financiado % Efectivo % Especie %
Total
MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA
EQUIPOS Desktop Computers. Numerical and analytical calculation. $0 0 $0 0 $3.000.000 100 $3.000.000
TECNOLOGÍA E INNOVACIÓN
MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA
EQUIPOS Workstation. Numerical and symbolic calculation. $24.000.000 100 $0 0 $0 0 $24.000.000
TECNOLOGÍA E INNOVACIÓN
PERSONAL
César Alonso MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA
CIENTÍFICO Y DE Numerical and symbolic calculations and writing $0 0 $0 0 $41.437.500 100 $41.437.500
Valenzuela Toledo TECNOLOGÍA E INNOVACIÓN
APOYO
MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA
SOFTWARE Mathematica 12.0 Numerical and symbolic calculation. $0 0 $0 0 $13.500.000 100 $13.500.000
TECNOLOGÍA E INNOVACIÓN
Valor
Rubro Descripción Justificación Entidad Financiadora Financiado % Efectivo % Especie %
Total
PERSONAL CIENTÍFICO Y DE Yeinzon Rodríguez Numerical and symbolic calculations and MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA TECNOLOGÍA E
$0 0 $0 0 $475.800.000 100 $475.800.000
APOYO García writing. INNOVACIÓN
Detalles Rubros
Cuadro: EQUIPOS
Desktop Computers. Numerical and analytical calculation. UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER $0 $0 $2.550.000 $2.550.000
Workstation. Numerical and symbolic calculation. UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE $24.000.000 $0 $0 $24.000.000
Desktop Computers. Numerical and analytical calculation. UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE $0 $0 $3.000.000 $3.000.000
Desktop Computers. Numerical and analytical calculation. UNIVERSIDAD ANTONIO NARIÑO $0 $0 $4.000.000 $4.000.000
Laser printer. Printings and photocopies. UNIVERSIDAD ANTONIO NARIÑO $2.500.000 $0 $0 $2.500.000
Operational Expenditure. Ongoing cost for running the project. UNIVERSIDAD ANTONIO NARIÑO $15.150.000 $0 $0 $15.150.000
Yeinzon Rodríguez García Numerical and symbolic calculations and writing. UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER $0 $0 $475.800.000 $475.800.000
César Alonso Valenzuela Toledo Numerical and symbolic calculations and writing UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE $0 $0 $41.437.500 $41.437.500
Yeinzon Rodríguez Numerical and symbolic calculations and writing. UNIVERSIDAD ANTONIO NARIÑO $0 $0 $20.498.400 $20.498.400
Nicolás Bernal Hernández Numerical and symbolic calculations and writing. UNIVERSIDAD ANTONIO NARIÑO $0 $0 $50.434.800 $50.434.800
Juan Pablo Beltran Almeida Numerical and symbolic calculations and writing. UNIVERSIDAD ANTONIO NARIÑO $0 $0 $110.931.600 $110.931.600
Tracking and Evaluation. Expenditure tracking and evaluation of the project. UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE $6.865.500 $0 $0 $6.865.500
Mathematica 12.0 Numerical and symbolic calculation. UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE $0 $0 $13.500.000 $13.500.000
Cuadro: VIAJES
Valor
Descripción Justificación Proveedor Entidad Financiado Efectivo Especie
Total
Research stay at Japanese facilities to meet with international Researchers and Experts working in the subject of
Japan UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE $10.500.000 $5.100.000 $0 $15.600.000
the project.
Research stay at Europe facilities to meet with international Researchers and Experts working in the subject of the UNIVERSIDAD ANTONIO
Europe $31.500.000 $0 $0 $31.500.000
project. NARIÑO
UNIVERSIDAD ANTONIO
Colombia Meeting between international advisor and the Colombian groups. $8.400.000 $0 $0 $8.400.000
NARIÑO
Global Total
UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE $41.365.500 39,62 $57.937.500 55,49 $5.100.000 4,88 $104.403.000
Contrapartida
______________________________
Firma representante legal.
Inflationary dynamics influence dark matter models by setting initial conditions through quantum fluctuations that shape the large-scale structure of the universe. In axion models, these dynamics can affect gravitational wave production and the spectral distribution of curvature perturbations. Axions can participate as inflatons or spectator fields, allowing the study of tensor-to-scalar ratios and isocurvature perturbations, which are constrained by Planck measurements .
One major challenge in connecting inflationary physics with low-energy particle physics is the vastly different energy scales involved, which can obscure direct links between inflation-related processes and observable particle interactions. The project aims to bridge this gap by exploring axion models during inflation, studying their non-minimal couplings to gravity, and using constraints from CMB measurements to connect physics at these different scales .
The tensor to scalar ratio is a critical parameter in cosmology as it describes the relative amplitude of tensor (gravitational waves) to scalar (density) perturbations generated during inflation. Variations in this ratio can signal different inflationary scenarios and influence dark matter model predictions, especially in the context of axions where it helps gauge the impact of non-minimal gravitational couplings and spectral characteristics .
The methodologies include an extensive review of literature, computation of DM relic abundance beyond the WIMP paradigm considering thermal and non-thermal processes, and studying the inflationary dynamics and its post-inflationary evolution. Analytical and numerical estimations of dynamics and statistical properties, such as power spectra and isocurvature perturbations, are calculated to understand the interplay between quintessential inflation and dark matter .
Non-minimal couplings between axion fields and gravity are significant because they can modify the dynamics of inflation by changing the effective potential and the way perturbations propagate. These couplings alter the predictions for tensor-to-scalar ratios and spectral indices, potentially leading to different gravitational wave signatures and constraints from cosmological observations. They also provide a framework to unify inflationary models with particle physics beyond the Standard Model .
Incorporating general couplings between scalar and gauge field sectors in models of gravitational waves is expected to yield new predictions for gravitational wave amplitudes and spectral indices. These couplings may enhance wave production, alter the polarization states, and create unique signatures in the cosmic background, which can provide insight into the early universe conditions and testable predictions for forthcoming astronomical surveys .
Primordial magnetic fields may be generated through the coupling of axions to gauge fields during the inflationary epoch. This can lead to observable effects in the CMB and align with various inflationary models predicting magnetic field strengths and structures within observable limits. Theoretical models indicate that these fields could significantly impact galactic magnetic fields and influence large-scale structure formation .
The project proposes to handle non-Gaussianity bounds by analyzing the CMB data, focusing on its ability to place constraints on the parameter space of dark matter models. This involves numerical studies of perturbative characteristics, such as the bispectrum, and comparing them with high precision measurements from sources like the Planck satellite to identify allowed regions in the model parameter space .
Axions are considered suitable dark matter candidates because they arise naturally as solutions to the strong CP problem in QCD and offer rich phenomenology that matches observed characteristics of dark matter. Their production mechanisms include vacuum misalignment, string decay, and domain wall decay, leading to densities compatible with observed dark matter if their mass is around 100 μeV .
Axions and pseudoscalar fields can contribute to cosmological observations by generating parity-violating signatures in the CMB, enhancing gravitational wave production, and affecting primordial magnetic fields. They are also associated with non-Gaussianity and observable scalar and tensor modes, providing imprints that CMB data can potentially capture .