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theories of gravity
Rev. Mod. Phys. 82, 451 – Published 1 March, 2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.82.451
Abstract
Modified gravity theories have received increased attention lately due to combined motivation coming from high-energy physics, cosmology, and astrophysics. Among numerous alternatives to Einstein’s theory of gravity, theories that include higher-order curvature invariants, and specifically the particular class of theories, have a long history. In the last five years there has been a new stimulus for their study, leading to a number of interesting results. Here theories of gravity are reviewed in an attempt to comprehensively present their most important aspects and cover the largest possible portion of the relevant literature. All known formalisms are presented—metric, Palatini, and metric affine—and the following topics are discussed: motivation; actions, field equations, and theoretical aspects; equivalence with other theories; cosmological aspects and constraints; viability criteria; and astrophysical applications.
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