f(R) gravity

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:logic
gptkbp:appliesTo dark energy
cosmic acceleration
early universe inflation
gptkbp:describes modification of general relativity
gptkbp:explains cosmic acceleration without dark energy
gptkbp:field gptkb:cosmology
gptkb:theoretical_physics
gravitational physics
gptkbp:generalizes gptkb:f(R,_G)_gravity
gptkb:scalar-tensor_theories
higher-order gravity theories
gptkbp:hasApplication gravitational waves
structure formation
black hole solutions
solar system tests
gptkbp:hasEquation field equations derived from varying action with respect to metric
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label f(R) gravity
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:A._A._Starobinsky
gptkbp:introducedIn 1980
gptkbp:limitation general relativity when f(R)=R
gptkbp:mathematicalObject function of Ricci scalar
gptkbp:numberOfIssues constraints from observations
instabilities in some models
gptkbp:proposedBy gravitational Lagrangian as a function of Ricci scalar R
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Einstein-Hilbert_action
gptkb:general_relativity
modified gravity
gptkbp:studiedBy theoretical physicists
cosmologists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Modified_Gravity_(MOG)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5