Some aspects of modified theory of gravity in Palatini formalism unveiled

DOI10.1142/S021773232050162XzbMATH Open1439.83021arXiv1909.10003MaRDI QIDQ5117101FDOQ5117101

Abhik Kumar Sanyal, Manas Chakrabortty, Nayem Sk

Publication date: 20 August 2020

Published in: Modern Physics Letters A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Under conformal transformation, f(R) theory of gravity in Palatini formalism leads to a Brans-Dicke type of scalar-tensor equivalent theory with a wrong sign in the effective kinetic energy term. This means, the effective scalar acts as the dark energy and so late-time cosmic acceleration in matter-dominated era is accountable. However, we unveil some aspects of Palatini formalism, which clearly reveals the fact that the formalism is not suitable to explain the cosmological evolution of the early universe with $f(mathfrakR)$ gravity alone. Additionally, it is noticed that some authors, in an attempt to explore Noether symmetry of the theory changed the sign of the kinetic term and hence obtained the wrong answer. Here, we make the correction and unmask a very interesting aspect of symmetry analysis.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.10003

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zbMATH Keywords

Palatini formalismearly universeNoether symmetryinequivalent frames

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

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