Structured Vacuum Theory in Palatini Form: Dynamics from Non-Metricity and Multiscale Consistency

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contents <p>This work develops a metric-affine theory of gravity in which the vacuum possesses intrinsic dynamical structure, modelled by an independent symmetric metric tensor $\Xi_{\mu\nu}$ and affine connection $\Gamma^\lambda{}<em>{\mu\nu}$. Unlike General Relativity, where vacuum dynamics are trivial, this framework employs non-metricity $Q</em>{\alpha\mu\nu}$ as the central dynamical entity, enabling genuine propagating degrees of freedom in the spacetime geometry.<br>A quadratic, parity-even action in non-metricity is constructed and the full field equations are derived. The healthy parameter region, identified via linear analysis, guarantees absence of ghosts and luminal propagation for gravitational waves.<br>A falsifiable principle of <strong>multiscale physical consistency</strong> is introduced: the same solution must explain galactic rotation curves and gravitational lensing, while remaining consistent with Solar-System and binary pulsar tests—without retuning parameters.<br>This establishes a physically unified framework where dark matter and dark energy phenomena emerge naturally from vacuum dynamics, rather than from unseen components. Full technical details, weak-field limits, and observational tests are included.</p> <p> </p>
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spellingShingle Structured Vacuum Theory in Palatini Form: Dynamics from Non-Metricity and Multiscale Consistency
ACOSTA PADILLA, ALFREDO LUIS
metric-affine gravity, non-metricity, Palatini formalism, gravitational waves, post-Newtonian constraints, vacuum structure, galactic dynamics, gravitational lensing, cosmological constant, unified dark sector, field equations, falsifiability, solar system tests
<p>This work develops a metric-affine theory of gravity in which the vacuum possesses intrinsic dynamical structure, modelled by an independent symmetric metric tensor $\Xi_{\mu\nu}$ and affine connection $\Gamma^\lambda{}<em>{\mu\nu}$. Unlike General Relativity, where vacuum dynamics are trivial, this framework employs non-metricity $Q</em>{\alpha\mu\nu}$ as the central dynamical entity, enabling genuine propagating degrees of freedom in the spacetime geometry.<br>A quadratic, parity-even action in non-metricity is constructed and the full field equations are derived. The healthy parameter region, identified via linear analysis, guarantees absence of ghosts and luminal propagation for gravitational waves.<br>A falsifiable principle of <strong>multiscale physical consistency</strong> is introduced: the same solution must explain galactic rotation curves and gravitational lensing, while remaining consistent with Solar-System and binary pulsar tests—without retuning parameters.<br>This establishes a physically unified framework where dark matter and dark energy phenomena emerge naturally from vacuum dynamics, rather than from unseen components. Full technical details, weak-field limits, and observational tests are included.</p> <p> </p>
title Structured Vacuum Theory in Palatini Form: Dynamics from Non-Metricity and Multiscale Consistency
topic metric-affine gravity, non-metricity, Palatini formalism, gravitational waves, post-Newtonian constraints, vacuum structure, galactic dynamics, gravitational lensing, cosmological constant, unified dark sector, field equations, falsifiability, solar system tests
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17211427