On the strong coupling of Einsteinian Cubic Gravity and its generalisations

Abstract

In this note we discuss the strong coupling issues inherent to the defining requirement for the so-called Einsteinian Cubic Gravity and its quasi-topological generalisations.

14 pages, 4 figures, 1 table

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