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Spherically symmetric solutions in ghost-free massive gravity.

Authors :
Comelli, D.
Crisostomi, M.
Nesti, F.
Pilo, L.
Source :
Physical Review B: Condensed Matter & Materials Physics. Jan2012, Vol. 85 Issue 2, p1-7. 7p.
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

Recently, a class of theories of massive gravity has been shown to be ghost-free. We study the spherically symmetric solutions in the bigravity formulation of such theories. In general, the solutions admit both a Lorentz-invariant and a Lorentz-breaking asymptotically flat behavior and also fall into two branches. In the first branch, all solutions can be found analytically and are Schwarzschild-like, with no modification as is found for other classes of theories. In the second branch, exact solutions are hard to find, and relying on perturbation theory, Yukawa-like modifications of the static potential are found. The general structure of the solutions suggests that the bigravity formulation of massive gravity is crucial and more than a tool. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10980121
Volume :
85
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Physical Review B: Condensed Matter & Materials Physics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
73986429
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.85.024044