Conservation laws in gravitational theories with general nonminimal coupling
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2013-04-19 v2
Abstract
We use the Lagrange-Noether methods to derive the conservation laws for models in which matter interacts nonminimally with the gravitational field. The nonminimal coupling function can depend arbitrarily on the gravitational field strength. The obtained result generalizes earlier findings. The generalized conservation laws provide the basis for the derivation of the equations of motion for the nonminimally coupled test bodies.
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@article{arxiv.1303.6050,
title = {Conservation laws in gravitational theories with general nonminimal coupling},
author = {Yuri N. Obukhov and Dirk Puetzfeld},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1303.6050},
year = {2013}
}
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6 pages, RevTex format