Anisotropy in constraint 4D Gauss-Bonnet gravity
arXiv:2105.02372 · doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10170-x
Abstract
Recently a new 4D Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet theory has been introduced \textbf{[Phys. Rev. Lett. 124 (2020) 081301]} with a serious debate that it does not possess a covariant equation of motion in . This feature, makes impossible to consider non-symetric space-times in this model, such as anisotropic cosmology. In this note, we will present a new proposal to make this happen, by introducing a Lagrange multiplier to the action which eliminates the higher dimensional term from the equation of motion. The theory has then a covariant equation of motion which is useful to study the less symmetric metrics. On top of FRW universe, the constraint theory is equivalent to the original Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity. We will then consider the anisotropic cosmology of the model and compare the theory with observational data. We will see that the theory becomes non-conservative and the matter density abundance falls more rapidly at larger redshifts compared to the conservative matter sources.
9 pages, 4 figures
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