Dark matter problem and effective curvature Lagrangians (Q2570058)

It is shown that the dependence of the effective Lagrangian \(L\) on the scalar curvature \(R\) is generically singular and cannot always be represented analytically in the \((R,L)\) plane. It is found that, although nonlinear, \(L=L(R)\) bifurcates in several branches of almost linear Lagrangians distinguished only by the effective gravitational constant \(k_{\text{eff}}\) and a cosmological constant \(\Lambda_{\text{eff}}\).