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Spherically symmetric solution of $f(R,\mathcal{G})$ gravity at low energy

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2015-11-05 v1

Abstract

The weak-field and slow-motion limit of f(R,G)f(R,\mathcal{G}) gravity is developed up to (v/c)4(v/c)^{4} order in a spherically symmetric background. Considering the Taylor expansion of a general function ff around vanishing values of RR and G\mathcal{G}, we present general vacuum solutions up to (v/c)4(v/c)^{4} order for the gravitational field generated by a ball-like source. The spatial behaviors at (v/c)2(v/c)^{2} order are the same for f(R,G)f(R,\mathcal{G}) gravity and f(R)f(R) gravity, and their corresponding real valued static behaviors are presented and compared with the one in general relativity. The static Yukawa-like behavior is proved to be compatible with the previous result of the most general fourth-order theory. At (v/c)4(v/c)^{4} order, the static corrections to the Yukawa-like behavior for f(R,G)f(R,\mathcal{G}) gravity, f(R)f(R) gravity, and the Starobinsky gravity are presented and compared with the one in general relativity.

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@article{arxiv.1510.08552,
  title  = {Spherically symmetric solution of $f(R,\mathcal{G})$ gravity at low energy},
  author = {Bofeng Wu and Bo-Qiang Ma},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1510.08552},
  year   = {2015}
}

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