Modified gravity with R-matter couplings and (non-)geodesic motion

作者:Sotiriou Thomas P*; Faraoni Valerio
来源:Classical and Quantum Gravity, 2008, 25(20): 205002.
DOI:10.1088/0264-9381/25/20/205002

摘要

We consider alternative theories of gravity with a direct coupling between matter and the Ricci scalar. We study the relation between these theories and ordinary scalar-tensor gravity, or scalar-tensor theories which include nonstandard couplings between the scalar and matter. We then analyze the motion of matter in such theories, its implications for the equivalence principle, and the recent claim that they can alleviate the dark matter problem in galaxies.

  • 出版日期2008-10-21