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Weakly Broken Galileon Symmetry

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Effective theories of a scalar $\phi$ invariant under the internal \textit{galileon symmetry} $\phi\to\phi+b_\mu x^\mu$ have been extensively studied due to their special theoretical and phenomenological properties. In this paper, we introduce the notion of \textit{weakly broken galileon invariance}, which characterizes the unique class of couplings of such theories to gravity that maximally retain their defining symmetry. The curved-space remnant of the galileon's quantum properties allows to construct (quasi) de Sitter backgrounds largely insensitive to loop corrections. We exploit this fact to build novel cosmological models with interesting phenomenology, relevant for both inflation and late-time acceleration of the universe.

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Stable black hole solutions with cosmological hair

gr-qc · 2026-03-23 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

Stable black hole solutions with cosmological scalar hair are explicitly derived in the cubic Galileon theory, recovering cosmological behavior at large distances and regular short-range dynamics.

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  • Stable black hole solutions with cosmological hair gr-qc · 2026-03-23 · unverdicted · none · ref 50 · internal anchor

    Stable black hole solutions with cosmological scalar hair are explicitly derived in the cubic Galileon theory, recovering cosmological behavior at large distances and regular short-range dynamics.

  • Degenerate higher-order scalar-tensor theories in metric-affine gravity gr-qc · 2025-12-02 · unverdicted · none · ref 45 · internal anchor

    A metric-affine version of quadratic DHOST theories is derived and reduced to a one-function family that satisfies degeneracy conditions and light-speed gravitational wave propagation.