The post-Minkowskian limit of f(R)-gravity

DOI10.1007/S10773-010-0307-4zbMATH Open1195.83075arXiv1001.0847OpenAlexW2134521327MaRDI QIDQ989865FDOQ989865

Authors: Salvatore Capozziello, Arturo Stabile, Antonio Troisi 

Publication date: 23 August 2010

Published in: International Journal of Theoretical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We formally discuss the post-Minkowskian limit of $f(R)$-gravity without adopting conformal transformations but developing all the calculations in the original Jordan frame. It is shown that such an approach gives rise, in general, together with the standard massless graviton, to massive scalar modes whose masses are directly related to the analytic parameters of the theory. In this sense, the presence of massless gravitons only is a peculiar feature of General Relativity. This fact is never stressed enough and could have dramatic consequences in detection of gravitational waves. Finally the role of curvature stress-energy tensor of $f(R)$-gravity is discussed showing that it generalizes the so called Landau-Lifshitz tensor of General Relativity. The further degrees of freedom, giving rise to the massive modes, are directly related to the structure of such a tensor.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1001.0847

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zbMATH Keywords

alternative theories of gravitygravitational wavesweak field limit

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Approximation procedures, weak fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C25) Gravitational energy and conservation laws; groups of motions (83C40) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Gravitational waves (83C35)

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