Weak Gravity Limit in Newer General Relativity

We analyse linearised field equations around the Minkowski metric, with its standard flat parallel transport structure, in models of newer GR, which refers to quadratic actions in terms of a nonmetricity tensor. We show that half of the freedom in choosing the model parameters is immediately fixed b...

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Main Authors: Alexey Golovnev, Sofia Klimova, Alla N. Semenova, Vyacheslav P. Vandeev
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Alla N. Semenova
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description We analyse linearised field equations around the Minkowski metric, with its standard flat parallel transport structure, in models of newer GR, which refers to quadratic actions in terms of a nonmetricity tensor. We show that half of the freedom in choosing the model parameters is immediately fixed by asking for reasonable properties of tensors and vectors, defined with respect to spatial rotations, and we accurately describe the much more complicated sector of scalars. In particular, we show that, from the teleparallel viewpoint, the STEGR model with an additional term of a gradient squared of the metric determinant exhibits one and a half new dynamical modes, and not just one new dynamical mode as it was previously claimed.
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spelling doaj-art-e6929e51a26e4698b0cfb9fc42fda1fb2025-08-20T03:12:09ZengMDPI AGUniverse2218-19972025-05-0111514910.3390/universe11050149Weak Gravity Limit in Newer General RelativityAlexey Golovnev0Sofia Klimova1Alla N. Semenova2Vyacheslav P. Vandeev3Centre for Theoretical Physics, The British University in Egypt, El Sherouk City 11837, Cairo, EgyptInstitute for Physics and Mathematics, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Saint-Petersburg 195251, RussiaPetersburg Nuclear Physics Institute of National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, Gatchina 188300, RussiaPetersburg Nuclear Physics Institute of National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, Gatchina 188300, RussiaWe analyse linearised field equations around the Minkowski metric, with its standard flat parallel transport structure, in models of newer GR, which refers to quadratic actions in terms of a nonmetricity tensor. We show that half of the freedom in choosing the model parameters is immediately fixed by asking for reasonable properties of tensors and vectors, defined with respect to spatial rotations, and we accurately describe the much more complicated sector of scalars. In particular, we show that, from the teleparallel viewpoint, the STEGR model with an additional term of a gradient squared of the metric determinant exhibits one and a half new dynamical modes, and not just one new dynamical mode as it was previously claimed.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/11/5/149theory of gravityteleparallel geometrysymmetric teleparallel gravitynewer GRweak gravitydegrees of freedom
spellingShingle Alexey Golovnev
Sofia Klimova
Alla N. Semenova
Vyacheslav P. Vandeev
Weak Gravity Limit in Newer General Relativity
Universe
theory of gravity
teleparallel geometry
symmetric teleparallel gravity
newer GR
weak gravity
degrees of freedom
title Weak Gravity Limit in Newer General Relativity
title_full Weak Gravity Limit in Newer General Relativity
title_fullStr Weak Gravity Limit in Newer General Relativity
title_full_unstemmed Weak Gravity Limit in Newer General Relativity
title_short Weak Gravity Limit in Newer General Relativity
title_sort weak gravity limit in newer general relativity
topic theory of gravity
teleparallel geometry
symmetric teleparallel gravity
newer GR
weak gravity
degrees of freedom
url https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/11/5/149
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