Motion of test bodies in theories with nonminimal coupling
Astrophysics
2008-12-30 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
We derive the equations of motion of test bodies for a theory with nonminimal coupling by means of a multipole method. The propagation equations for pole-dipole particles are worked out for a gravity theory with a very general coupling between the curvature scalar and the matter fields. Our results allow for a systematic comparison with the equations of motion of general relativity and other gravity theories.
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@article{arxiv.0811.0913,
title = {Motion of test bodies in theories with nonminimal coupling},
author = {Dirk Puetzfeld and Yuri N. Obukhov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0811.0913},
year = {2008}
}
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5 pages, RevTex format