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Variational derivatives of gravitational actions

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2013-10-30 v2

Abstract

A method of calculation for the variational derivatives for gravitational actions in the pseudo-Riemannian case is proposed as a practical variant of the first order formalism with constraints. The method is then used to derive the metric field equations for a generic f(R)f(R) model.

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@article{arxiv.1310.5933,
  title  = {Variational derivatives of gravitational actions},
  author = {Ahmet Baykal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1310.5933},
  year   = {2013}
}

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