Fourth-Order Ricci Gravity

Abstract

The Euler-Lagrange equations of motion for the most general Ricci type gravitational Lagrangians are derived by means of a purely metric formalism.

5 pages, latex, contribution to ICGTM "Group23" Dubna 2000

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• Variational Principles and Cosmological Models in Higher-Order Gravity
• Alternative Lagrangians for Einstein Metrics
• Nonlinear Lagrangians of the Ricci type