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Jeans Instability in Non-Minimal Matter-Curvature Coupling Gravity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2020-08-25 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics

Abstract

The weak field limit of the nonminimally coupled Boltzmann equation is studied, and relations between the invariant Bardeen scalar potentials are derived. The Jean's criterion for instabilities is found through the modified dispersion relation. Special cases are scrutinised and considerations on the model parameters are discussed for Bok globules.

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@article{arxiv.2008.10026,
  title  = {Jeans Instability in Non-Minimal Matter-Curvature Coupling Gravity},
  author = {Cláudio Gomes},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2008.10026},
  year   = {2020}
}

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8 pages, 1 figure

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