Light bending in F[g(□)R] extended gravity theories

We show that in the weak field limit the light deflection alone cannot distinguish between different R+F[g(□)R] models of gravity, where F and g are arbitrary functions. This does not imply, however, that in all these theories an observer will see the same deflection angle. Owed to the need to calib...

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Main Authors: Breno L. Giacchini, Ilya L. Shapiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-05-01
Series:Physics Letters B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269318301667