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Modified Gravity Explains Dark Matter?

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2017-03-01 v3 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We explore a new horizon of modified gravity from the viewpoint of the particle physics. As a concrete example, we take the F(R)F(R) gravity to raise a question: can a scalar particle ("scalaron") derived from the F(R)F(R) gravity be a dark matter candidate? We place the limit on the parameter in a class of F(R)F(R) gravity model from the constraint on the scalaron as a dark matter. The role of the screening mechanism and compatibility with the dark energy problem are addressed.

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@article{arxiv.1610.01016,
  title  = {Modified Gravity Explains Dark Matter?},
  author = {Taishi Katsuragawa and Shinya Matsuzaki},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1610.01016},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

11 pages, 3 figures, version accepted in PRD