Scalar mode propagation in modified gravity with a scalar field
(2009) Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology) —
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- (en) We study the propagation of the scalar modes around a Friedmann-Lemaitre-Robertson-Walker universe for general modifications of gravity in the presence of a real scalar field. In general, there will be two propagating scalar perturbation fields, which will have in total four degrees of freedom. Two of these degrees will have a superluminal propagation--with k-dependent speed of propagation--whereas the other two will travel with the speed of light. Therefore, the scalar degrees of freedom do not modify the general feature of modified gravity models: the appearance of modes whose frequency depends on the second power of the modulus of the wave vector. Constraints are given and special cases are discussed. Comment: 13 pages, 1 figure, uses RevTeX
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De Felice, A., & Suyama, T. (2009). Scalar mode propagation in modified gravity with a scalar field. Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.80.083523