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Test particle motion in modified gravity theories

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2013-02-06 v2

Abstract

We derive the equations of motion of an electrically neutral test particle for modified gravity theories in which the covariant divergence of the ordinary matter energy-momentum tensor dose not vanish (i.e. μTμν0\nabla_{\mu}T^{\mu\nu}\neq0). In fact, we generalize the Mathisson-Papapetrou equations by deriving a general form for the equations of motion of a test particle. Furthermore, using the generalized Mathisson-Papapetrou equations, we investigate the equations of motion of a pole-dipole (spinning) particle in the context of Modified Gravity (MOG).

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@article{arxiv.1210.3136,
  title  = {Test particle motion in modified gravity theories},
  author = {Mahmood Roshan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1210.3136},
  year   = {2013}
}

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15 pages

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