Disforming to conformal symmetry

Jul 25, 2022
22 pages
Published in:
  • JCAP 11 (2022) 019,
  • JCAP 11 (2022) 019
  • Published: Nov 10, 2022
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Abstract: (IOP)
We analyse the dynamical properties of disformally transformed theories of gravity. We show that disformal transformation typically introduces novel degrees of freedom, equivalent to the mimetic dark matter, which possesses a Weyl-invariant formulation. We demonstrate that this phenomenon occurs in a wider variety of disformal transformations than previously thought.
Note:
  • 18 pages + bibliography, no figures; V3: minor changes, updated bibliography, published version
  • dark energy theory
  • Gauss-Bonnet-Lovelock-Horndeski-Palatini etc gravity theories
  • modified gravity
  • symmetry: conformal
  • dark matter
  • gravitation
  • invariance: Weyl