Vainshtein mechanism with a generalized Galileon term

Antonio De Felice, Ryotaro Kase*, Shinji Tsujikawa

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In second-order scalar-tensor theories we study how the Vainshtein mechanism works in a spherically symmetric background with a matter source. In the presence of the field coupling with the Ricci scalar we generally derive the Vainshtein radius within which the General Relativistic behavior is recovered even for the coupling constant of the order of unity. Our analysis covers the models such as the extended Galileon and Brans-Dicke theories with a dilatonic field self-interaction. We show that, if these models are responsible for the cosmic acceleration today, the corrections to gravitational potentials are generally small enough to be compatible with local gravity constraints.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOn Recent Developments in Theoretical and Experimental General Relativity, Astrophysics and Relativistic Field Theories
EditorsRobert T. Jantzen, Kjell Rosquist, Remo Ruffini, Remo Ruffini
PublisherWorld Scientific
Pages1304-1306
Number of pages3
ISBN (Print)9789814612142
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event13th Marcel Grossmann Meeting on Recent Developments in Theoretical and Experimental General Relativity, Gravitation, and Relativistic Field Theories, MG13 2012 - Stockholm, Sweden
Duration: 2015 Jul 12015 Jul 7

Publication series

NameThe 13th Marcel Grossmann Meeting: On Recent Developments in Theoretical and Experimental General Relativity, Astrophysics and Relativistic Field Theories - Proceedings of the MG13 Meeting on General Relativity, 2012
Volume0

Conference

Conference13th Marcel Grossmann Meeting on Recent Developments in Theoretical and Experimental General Relativity, Gravitation, and Relativistic Field Theories, MG13 2012
Country/TerritorySweden
CityStockholm
Period15/7/115/7/7

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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