Gravitational waves in theories with a non-minimal curvature-matter coupling

Abstract Gravitational waves in the presence of a non-minimal curvature-matter coupling are analysed, both in the Newman–Penrose and perturbation theory formalisms. Considering a cosmological constant as a source, the non-minimally coupled matter-curvature model reduces to f(R) theories. This is in...

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Main Authors: Orfeu Bertolami, Cláudio Gomes, Francisco S. N. Lobo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-04-01
Series:European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-5781-5