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Motion of test bodies in theories with nonminimal coupling

Dirk Puetzfeld and Yuri N. Obukhov
Phys. Rev. D 78, 121501(R) – Published 18 December 2008
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  • INTRODUCTION
  • THE MODEL UNDER CONSIDERATION
  • INTEGRATED CONSERVATION LAW
  • PROPAGATION EQUATIONS FOR POLE-DIPOLE…
  • PROPAGATION EQUATIONS REWRITTEN
  • PHYSICAL CONSEQUENCES
  • CONCLUSION
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
    • References

    Abstract

    We derive the equations of motion of test bodies for a theory with nonminimal coupling by means of a multipole method. The propagation equations for pole-dipole particles are worked out for a gravity theory with a very general coupling between the curvature scalar and the matter fields. Our results allow for a systematic comparison with the equations of motion of general relativity and other gravity theories.

    • Received 5 November 2008

    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.78.121501

    ©2008 American Physical Society

    Authors & Affiliations

    Dirk Puetzfeld*

    • Max-Planck-Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert-Einstein-Institute), Am Muehlenberg 1, 14476 Golm, Germany

    Yuri N. Obukhov†

    • Department of Theoretical Physics, Moscow State University, 117234 Moscow, Russia

    • *dirk.puetzfeld@aei.mpg.de
    • †yo@thp.uni-koeln.de

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    Vol. 78, Iss. 12 — 15 December 2008

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