Journal article 839 views 148 downloads
Degenerate higher order scalar-tensor theories beyond Horndeski up to cubic order
Journal of High Energy Physics, Volume: 2016, Issue: 12
Swansea University Author:
Gianmassimo Tasinato
-
PDF | Version of Record
This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Download (471.87KB)
DOI (Published version): 10.1007/JHEP12(2016)100
Abstract
We present all scalar-tensor Lagrangians that are cubic in second derivatives of a scalar field, and that are degenerate, hence avoiding Ostrogradsky instabilities. Thanks to the existence of constraints, they propagate no more than three degrees of freedom, despite having higher order equations of...
| Published in: | Journal of High Energy Physics |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1029-8479 |
| Published: |
2016
|
| Online Access: |
Check full text
|
| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa33186 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Abstract: |
We present all scalar-tensor Lagrangians that are cubic in second derivatives of a scalar field, and that are degenerate, hence avoiding Ostrogradsky instabilities. Thanks to the existence of constraints, they propagate no more than three degrees of freedom, despite having higher order equations of motion. We also determine the viable combinations of previously identified quadratic degenerate Lagrangians and the newly established cubic ones. Finally, we study whether the new theories are connected to known scalar-tensor theories such as Horndeski and beyond Horndeski, through conformal or disformal transformations. |
|---|---|
| College: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering |
| Issue: |
12 |