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Strong coupling in extended Horava-Lifshitz gravity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2010-03-01 v4 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

An extension of Horava-Lifshitz gravity was recently proposed in order to address the pathological behavior of the scalar mode all previous versions of the theory exhibit. We show that even in this new extension the strong coupling persists, casting doubts on whether such a model can constitute an interesting alternative to general relativity (GR).

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@article{arxiv.0911.1299,
  title  = {Strong coupling in extended Horava-Lifshitz gravity},
  author = {Antonios Papazoglou and Thomas P. Sotiriou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0911.1299},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

4 pages; v2: minor changes and references added; v3: clarification regarding the strong coupling scale added; v4: version accepted for publication in PLB, addresses issues raised in arXiv:0912.0550

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