Ricci-inverse gravity: a novel alternative gravity, its flaws, and how to cure them

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2020.135923MaRDI QIDQ820398zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Luca Amendola, Leonardo Giani, Giorgio Laverda

Publication date 27 September 2021

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

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.04209

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Ricci flows (53E20)

Abstract: We introduce a novel theory of gravity based on the inverse of the Ricci tensor, that we call the anticurvature tensor. We derive the general equations of motion for any Lagrangian function of the curvature and anticurvature scalars. We then demonstrate a no-go theorem: no Lagrangian that contains terms linear in any positive or negative power of the anticurvature scalar can drive an evolution from deceleration to acceleration, as required by observations. This effectively rules out many realizations of this theory, as we illustrate in detail in a particular case. Finally, we speculate on how to circumvent the no-go theorem.

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