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A Possible Test for Quadratic Gravity in $d \ge 4$ dimensions

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-11-07 v1

Abstract

In this letter we consider the Einsteinian strengths and dynamical degrees of freedom for quadratic gravity. We show that purely metric quadratic gravity theories are much stronger in Einsteinian sense than the competitive quadratic gravity theories which admit torsion.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0201008,
  title  = {A Possible Test for Quadratic Gravity in $d \ge 4$ dimensions},
  author = {Janusz Garecki},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0201008},
  year   = {2009}
}

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11 pages, no figures, REVTEX

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