Affiliation:
1. Laboratoire Astroparticules et Cosmologie (APC), CNRS, Université Paris Diderot, 10 Rue Alice Domon et Léonie Duquet, Paris 75013, France
Abstract
This paper reviews scalar–tensor theories characterized by a Lagrangian that, despite the presence of second-order derivatives, contains a single scalar degree of freedom. These theories, known as Degenerate Higher-Order Scalar–Tensor (DHOST) theories, include Horndeski and Beyond Horndeski theories. They propagate a single scalar mode as a consequence of the degeneracy of their Lagrangian and, therefore, are not plagued by an Ostrogradsky instability. They have been fully classified up to cubic order in second-order derivatives. The study of their phenomenological consequences restricts the subclass of DHOST theories that are compatible with observations. In cosmology, these theories can be described in the language of the unified effective approach to dark energy and modified gravity. Compact objects in the context of DHOST theories are also discussed.
Publisher
World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt
Subject
Space and Planetary Science,Astronomy and Astrophysics,Mathematical Physics
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