Circular Orbits in Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet Gravity
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2008-11-26 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
The stability under radial and vertical perturbations of circular orbits associated to particles orbiting a spherically symmetric center of attraction is study in the context of the n-dimensional: Newtonian theory of gravitation, Einstein's general relativity, and Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet theory of gravitation. The presence of a cosmological constant is also considered. We find that this constant as well as the Gauss-Bonnet coupling constant are crucial to have stability for .
Cite
@article{arxiv.0810.1177,
title = {Circular Orbits in Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet Gravity},
author = {Valeria M. Rosa and Patricio S. Letelier},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.1177},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
11 pages, 4 figs, RevTex, Phys. Rev. D, in press