Is there a novel Einstein–Gauss–Bonnet theory in four dimensions?
Abstract No! We show that the field equations of Einstein–Gauss–Bonnet theory defined in generic $$D>4$$ D>4 dimensions split into two parts one of which always remains higher dimensional, and hence the theory does not have a non-trivial limit to $$D=4$$ D=4 . Therefore, the recently introduce...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-07-01
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| Series: | European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-8200-7 |