Motion of test bodies in theories with nonminimal coupling
arXiv:0811.0913 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.78.121501
Abstract
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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