Stability conditions for the Horndeski scalar field gravity model

DOI10.1088/1475-7516/2022/04/008zbMATH Open1506.83013arXiv2012.14429OpenAlexW3116164308MaRDI QIDQ5099236FDOQ5099236

Authors: Cláudio Gomes, O. Bertolami 

Publication date: 31 August 2022

Published in: Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We constrain the viable models of Horndeski gravity, written in its equivalent Generalised Galileon version, by resorting to the Witten positive energy theorem. We find that the free function $G_3(phi,X)$ in the Lagrangian is constrained to be a function solely of the scalar field, $G_3(phi)$, and relations among the free functions are found. Other criterion for stability are also analysed, such as the attractiveness of gravity, the Dolgov-Kawasacki instability and the energy conditions. Some applications for Cosmology are discussed

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2012.14429

zbMATH Keywords

gravitymodified gravity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Gravitational energy and conservation laws; groups of motions (83C40) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Relativistic cosmology (83F05) Constrained dynamics, Dirac's theory of constraints (70H45)

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