f(R,L_m) gravity

Details f(R,L_m) gravity f(R,L_m) gravity

2010-08-25

arxiv.org/abs/1008.4193v2

Eur.Phys.J.C70:373-379,2010

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

6 pages, no figures; minor modifications, references added; accepted for publication in EPJ C

Scientific paper

10.1140/epjc/s10052-010-1467-3

We generalize the $f(R)$ type gravity models by assuming that the gravitational Lagrangian is given by an arbitrary function of the Ricci scalar $R$ and of the matter Lagrangian $L_m$. We obtain the gravitational field equations in the metric formalism, as well as the equations of motion for test particles, which follow from the covariant divergence of the energy-momentum tensor. The equations of motion for test particles can also be derived from a variational principle in the particular case in which the Lagrangian density of the matter is an arbitrary function of the energy-density of the matter only. Generally, the motion is non-geodesic, and takes place in the presence of an extra force orthogonal to the four-velocity. The Newtonian limit of the equation of motion is also considered, and a procedure for obtaining the energy-momentum tensor of the matter is presented. The gravitational field equations and the equations of motion for a particular model in which the action of the gravitational field has an exponential dependence on the standard general relativistic Hilbert--Einstein Lagrange density are also derived.

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