Conflict between some higher-order curvature invariant terms

DOI10.1016/J.NUCLPHYSB.2021.115570MaRDI QIDQ2057783zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Dalia Saha, Mohosin Alam, Ranajit Mandal, Abhik Kumar Sanyal

Publication date 7 December 2021

Published in Nuclear Physics B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.06740

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Closed and approximate solutions to the Schrödinger, Dirac, Klein-Gordon and other equations of quantum mechanics (81Q05) Nonselfadjoint operator theory in quantum theory including creation and destruction operators (81Q12) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05)

Abstract: A viable quantum theory does not allow curvature invariant terms of different higher orders to be accommodated in the gravitational action. We show that there is indeed a conflict between the curvature squared and Gauss-Bonnet squared terms from the point of view of hermiticity. This means one should choose either, in addition to the Einstein-Hilbert term, but never the two together. We explore early cosmic evolution with Gauss-Bonnet squared term.

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