14–15 Dec 2023
Centre for Particle Theory
Europe/London timezone

Well-posedness and modified theories of gravity

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20m
Centre for Particle Theory

Centre for Particle Theory

Department of Physics Durham University South Road Durham DH1 3LE
Long Talk (20 mins)

Speaker

Farid Thaalba (University of Nottingham)

Description

Many modified theories of gravity that deviate from general relativity (GR) in the vicinity of black holes or neutron stars lack a well-posed initial value problem formulation. Numerical considerations play a crucial role in solving the modified equations. Nonetheless, performing numerical simulations is only possible when the equations are well-posed. In this talk, I will focus on a single modified theory (scalar Gauss-Bonnet gravity) and show that considering additional interactions renders it well-posed.

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Primary author

Farid Thaalba (University of Nottingham)

Co-authors

Dr Miguel Bezares (University of Nottingham) Dr Nicola Franchini (Universite Paris Cite, CNRS, Astroparticule et Cosmologie) Prof. Thomas Sotiriou (University of Nottingham)

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