Asymptotic structure of Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet theory in lower dimensions

Recently,an action principle for the D→4 limit of Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity has been proposed.It is a special scalar-tensor theory that belongs to the family of Horndeski gravity.It also has well defined D→3 and D→2 limits.In this work,we examine this theory in three and four dimensions in the Bondi-Sachs framework.In both three and four dimensions,we find that there is no news function associated with the scalar field,which means that there is no scalar propagating degree of freedom in the theory.In four dimensions,the mass-loss formula is not affected by the Gauss-Bonnet term.This is consistent with the fact that there is no scalar radiation.However,the effects of the Gauss-Bonnet term are quite significant in the sense that they arise just one order after the integration constants and also arise in the quadrupole of the gravitational source.     

软光子定理与电磁学记忆效应

正在广义相对论体系中,引力波指的是时空弯曲的涟漪以波的形式由辐射源向外传播。1916年爱因斯坦基于广义相对论预言了其存在性。引力波不存在于牛顿的经典引力理论中,因为牛顿引力理论假设物质之间的引力相互作用是一种超距作用,即传播的速度是无穷大的。所以引力波也是验证