Spherically symmetric geometrodynamics in Jordan and Einstein frames

Abstract Spherically symmetric geometrodynamics is studied for scalar–tensor theory and Einstein General Relativity minimally coupled to a scalar field. We discussed the importance of boundary terms for non-compact space-like foliations and derived the equations of motion in the Hamiltonian formalis...

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Main Authors: Matteo Galaverni, Gabriele Gionti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-07-01
Series:European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-025-14447-9
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description Abstract Spherically symmetric geometrodynamics is studied for scalar–tensor theory and Einstein General Relativity minimally coupled to a scalar field. We discussed the importance of boundary terms for non-compact space-like foliations and derived the equations of motion in the Hamiltonian formalism both in the Jordan and Einstein frames. On the reduced phase space obtained by gauge-fixing the lapse and the radial shift functions, the two frames are connected through a Hamiltonian canonical transformation. We discussed the effects of the singularity of the Hamiltonian canonical transformation connecting Jordan and Einstein frames for two static solutions (Fisher, Janis, Newman and Winicour solution in the Einstein frame and Bocharova–Bronnikov–Melnikov–Bekenstein black hole solution in the Jordan frame).
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spelling doaj-art-ced74c49aeb34047ac931762e12209852025-08-20T03:45:36ZengSpringerOpenEuropean Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields1434-60522025-07-0185711310.1140/epjc/s10052-025-14447-9Spherically symmetric geometrodynamics in Jordan and Einstein framesMatteo Galaverni0Gabriele Gionti1Specola Vaticana (Vatican Observatory)Specola Vaticana (Vatican Observatory)Abstract Spherically symmetric geometrodynamics is studied for scalar–tensor theory and Einstein General Relativity minimally coupled to a scalar field. We discussed the importance of boundary terms for non-compact space-like foliations and derived the equations of motion in the Hamiltonian formalism both in the Jordan and Einstein frames. On the reduced phase space obtained by gauge-fixing the lapse and the radial shift functions, the two frames are connected through a Hamiltonian canonical transformation. We discussed the effects of the singularity of the Hamiltonian canonical transformation connecting Jordan and Einstein frames for two static solutions (Fisher, Janis, Newman and Winicour solution in the Einstein frame and Bocharova–Bronnikov–Melnikov–Bekenstein black hole solution in the Jordan frame).https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-025-14447-9
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Spherically symmetric geometrodynamics in Jordan and Einstein frames
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title Spherically symmetric geometrodynamics in Jordan and Einstein frames
title_full Spherically symmetric geometrodynamics in Jordan and Einstein frames
title_fullStr Spherically symmetric geometrodynamics in Jordan and Einstein frames
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