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Quasitopological gravity and double-copy formalism

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arxiv 2512.14674 v3 pith:HISIBWZO submitted 2025-12-16 gr-qc hep-th

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keywords gravityquasitopologicalauxiliarydimensionaldouble--copydynamicsequationsfield
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We propose a new approach to the quasitopological theory of gravity based on a modified classical double--copy construction. Focusing on static, spherically symmetric configurations, we show that all vacuum solutions of $D$--dimensional quasitopological gravity can be obtained from an auxiliary non--linear electrodynamics defined in a flat $(D+1)$--dimensional spacetime. The gravitational field equations reduce to an algebraic relation between a primary curvature invariant and the electric field strength, while the remaining dynamics is governed by a Gauss--law constraint for a point--like charge in the auxiliary space. This correspondence provides a transparent interpretation of higher--curvature gravitational interactions in terms of non--linear gauge dynamics and explains the absence of higher--derivative terms in the reduced equations. As illustrative examples, we apply the formalism to Born--Infeld and Hayward--type models, obtaining higher--dimensional regular black--hole solutions with a de~Sitter--like core. Our results extend the scope of the double--copy paradigm beyond Einstein gravity and suggest a unifying framework for a broad class of higher--curvature theories.

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  1. Quasitopological Gravity with Matter: Modified Double-Copy Approach

    gr-qc 2026-08 conditional novelty 6.0 of 10

    Spherically symmetric quasitopological gravity with matter is mapped exactly to a flat-space nonlinear gauge theory in D+1 dimensions, with the Einstein limit giving Maxwell theory.

  2. Modified Double Copy for Quasitopological Gravity with Matter

    gr-qc 2026-08 accept novelty 5.0 of 10

    Spherically symmetric quasitopological gravity with matter is generated from an auxiliary nonlinear electromagnetic field in one higher flat dimension.

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