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arxiv: 0811.0913 · v2 · submitted 2008-11-06 · 🌌 astro-ph · gr-qc· hep-th

Motion of test bodies in theories with nonminimal coupling

classification 🌌 astro-ph gr-qchep-th
keywords couplingequationsmotionbodiesgeneralgravitynonminimaltest
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We derive the equations of motion of test bodies for a theory with nonminimal coupling by means of a multipole method. The propagation equations for pole-dipole particles are worked out for a gravity theory with a very general coupling between the curvature scalar and the matter fields. Our results allow for a systematic comparison with the equations of motion of general relativity and other gravity theories.

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