Conformal couplings of a scalar field to higher curvature terms
Dec, 2011Citations per year
Abstract: (arXiv)
We present a simple way of constructing conformal couplings of a scalar field to higher order Euler densities. This is done by constructing a four-rank tensor involving the curvature and derivatives of the field, which transforms covariantly under local Weyl rescalings. The equation of motion for the field, as well as its energy momentum tensor are shown to be of second order. The field equations for the spherically symmetric ansatz are integrated, and for generic non-homogeneous couplings, the solution is given in terms of a polynomial equation, in close analogy with Lovelock theories.Note:
- 9 pages, no figures. Based on a talk given by one of the authors at Centro de Estudios Cientificos, Valdivia, Chile, on June 22, 2011. V2: 11 pages, no figures. Typos fixed, appendices and references added. v3: to appear in CQG
- coupling: conformal
- field theory: scalar
- tensor: energy-momentum
- curvature: high
- symmetry: rotation
- scaling: Weyl
- higher-order
- rescaling
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