The viability of theories with matter coupled to the Ricci scalar

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2008.05.050zbMATH Open1328.83153OpenAlexW1972821292WikidataQ62593482 ScholiaQ62593482MaRDI QIDQ901702FDOQ901702

Authors Thomas P. Sotiriou

Publication date 12 January 2016

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0805.1160

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

Abstract: Recently there has been a proposal for modified gravitational f(R) actions which include a direct coupling between the matter action and the Ricci scalar, R. Of particular interest is the specific case where both the action and the coupling are linear in R. It is shown that such an action leads to a theory of gravity which includes higher order derivatives of the matter fields without introducing more dynamics in the gravity sector and, therefore, cannot be a viable theory for gravitation.

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