Published November 21, 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

The Cauchy problem of f(R) gravity

  • 1. Physics Department, Bishop's University, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1M 0C8 (Canada)

Description

The initial value problem of metric and Palatini f(R) gravity is studied by using the dynamical equivalence between these theories and Brans-Dicke gravity. The Cauchy problem is well formulated for metric f(R) gravity in the presence of matter and well posed in vacuo. For Palatini f(R) gravity, instead, the Cauchy problem is not well formulated

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0264-9381/24/22/024;
PII
S0264-9381(07)56123-X;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Journal Volume
24
Journal Issue
22
Journal Page Range
p. 5667-5679
ISSN
0264-9381
CODEN
CQGRDG

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39043849
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
CAUCHY PROBLEM; GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY; GRAVITATION; MATTER; METRICS
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; RELATIVITY THEORY