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Analytical expression for a class of spherically symmetric solutions in Lorentz breaking massive gravity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2016-04-29 v5 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We present a detailed study of the spherically symmetric solutions in Lorentz breaking massive gravity. There is an undetermined function F(X,w1,w2,w3)\mathcal{F}(X, w_1, w_2, w_3) in the action of St\"{u}ckelberg fields Sϕ=Λ4d4xgFS_{\phi}=\Lambda^4\int{d^4x\sqrt{-g}\mathcal{F}}, which should be resolved through physical means. In the general relativity, the spherically symmetric solution to the Einstein equation is a benchmark and its massive deformation also play a crucial role in Lorentz breaking massive gravity. F\mathcal{F} will satisfy the constraint equation T01=0T_0^1=0 from the spherically symmetric Einstein tensor G01=0G_0^1=0, if we maintain that any reasonable physical theory should possess the spherically symmetric solutions. The St\"{u}ckelberg field ϕi\phi^i is taken as a 'hedgehog' configuration ϕi=ϕ(r)xi/r\phi^i=\phi(r)x^i/r, whose stability is guaranteed by the topological one. Under this ans\"{a}tz, T01=0T_0^1=0 is reduced to dF=0d\mathcal{F}=0. The functions F\mathcal{F} for dF=0d\mathcal{F}=0 form a commutative ring RFR^{\mathcal{F}}. We obtain a general expression of solution to the functional differential equation with spherically symmetry if FRF\mathcal{F}\in R^{\mathcal{F}}. If FRF\mathcal{F}\in R^{\mathcal{F}} and F/X=0\partial\mathcal{F}/\partial X=0, the functions F\mathcal{F} form a subring SFRFS^{\mathcal{F}}\subset R^{\mathcal{F}}. We show that the metric is Schwarzschild, AdS or dS if FSF\mathcal{F}\in S^{\mathcal{F}}. When FRF\mathcal{F}\in R^{\mathcal{F}} but FSF\mathcal{F}\notin S^{\mathcal{F}}, we will obtain some new metric solutions. Using the general formula and the basic property of function ring RFR^{\mathcal{F}}, we give some analytical examples and their phenomenological applications. Furthermore, we also discuss the stability of gravitational field by the analysis of Komar integral and the results of QNMs.

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@article{arxiv.1503.08952,
  title  = {Analytical expression for a class of spherically symmetric solutions in Lorentz breaking massive gravity},
  author = {Ping Li and Xin-zhou Li and Ping Xi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1503.08952},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

A typo is corrected. Some sentences are polished. 26pages, 1 figure. arXiv:1503.08952 [gr-qc]