Birkhoff's theorem in higher derivative theories of gravity

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/28/17/175007zbMATH Open1225.83070arXiv1104.1205OpenAlexW2012914505MaRDI QIDQ3173083FDOQ3173083

Julio Oliva, Sourya Ray

Publication date: 10 October 2011

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper we present a class of higher derivative theories of gravity which admit Birkhoff's theorem. In particular, we explicitly show that in this class of theories, although generically the field equations are of fourth order, under spherical (plane or hyperbolic) symmetry, all the field equations reduce to second order and have exactly the same or similar structure to those of Lovelock theories, depending on the spacetime dimensions and the order of the Lagrangian.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1104.1205

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Exact solutions to problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C15) Gravitational energy and conservation laws; groups of motions (83C40) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05)

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