Lovelock gravity at the crossroads of Palatini and metric formulations

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2008.02.012zbMATH Open1246.83167arXiv0705.1879OpenAlexW2074974587WikidataQ125014245 ScholiaQ125014245MaRDI QIDQ446549FDOQ446549

Authors: Q. Exirifard, M. M. Sheikh-Jabbari 

Publication date: 7 September 2012

Published in: Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We consider extensions of the Einstein-Hilbert Lagrangian to a general functional of metric and Riemann curvature tensor. A given such Lagrangian describes two different theories depending on considering connection and metric (Palatini formulation), or only the metric (metric formulation) as independent dynamical degrees of freedom. Equivalence of the Palatini and metric formulations at the level of equations of motion, which as we will argue is a manifestation of the Equivalence Principle, is the physical criterion that restricts form of the Lagrangians of modified gravity theories. We prove that within the class of modified gravity theories we consider, only the Lovelock gravity satisfies this requirement.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0705.1879

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zbMATH Keywords

Lovelock gravitymodified theories of gravityPalatini formulation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05)

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