Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Einstein Equivalence Principle
- 3 Gravitation as a Geometric Phenomenon
- 4 The Parametrized Post-Newtonian Formalism
- 5 Metric Theories of Gravity and Their Post-Newtonian Limits
- 6 Equations of Motion in the PPN Formalism
- 7 The Classical Tests
- 8 Tests of the Strong Equivalence Principle
- 9 Other Tests of Post-Newtonian Gravity
- 10 Structure and Motion of Compact Objects
- 11 Gravitational Radiation
- 12 Strong-Field and Dynamical Tests of Relativistic Gravity
- References
- Index
5 - Metric Theories of Gravity and Their Post-Newtonian Limits
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 September 2018
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Einstein Equivalence Principle
- 3 Gravitation as a Geometric Phenomenon
- 4 The Parametrized Post-Newtonian Formalism
- 5 Metric Theories of Gravity and Their Post-Newtonian Limits
- 6 Equations of Motion in the PPN Formalism
- 7 The Classical Tests
- 8 Tests of the Strong Equivalence Principle
- 9 Other Tests of Post-Newtonian Gravity
- 10 Structure and Motion of Compact Objects
- 11 Gravitational Radiation
- 12 Strong-Field and Dynamical Tests of Relativistic Gravity
- References
- Index
Summary
We discuss a range of metric theories of gravity and their post-Newtonian limits. We begin with a general recipe for calculating the post-Newtonian limit in generic metric theories, and then turn to specific theories. Included are general relativity, scalar-tensor theories, vector-tensor theories (including Einstein-Aether and Khronometric theories), tensor-vector-scalar theories (including TeVeS), quadratic gravity theories (including Chern-Simons theory), and massive gravity theories. We also review the fate of theories of gravity that were featured in the first edition of this book, but that are no longer considered viable or interesting, including Whitehead’s theory and Rosen’s bimetric theory.
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- Theory and Experiment in Gravitational Physics , pp. 105 - 128Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018