Exact solutions of Cotton Gravity in its Codazzi formulation

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Auteurs principaux: Sussman, Roberto A, Najera, Sebastian
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author Sussman, Roberto A
Najera, Sebastian
author_facet Sussman, Roberto A
Najera, Sebastian
contents The "Codazzi formulation", based on a Codazzi tensor, provides a more robust and straightforward theoretical framework for "Cotton Gravity" (CG) than its original formulation in terms of the Cotton tensor. Using this formulation we provide a self-consistent procedure to generate non-trivial exact solutions in CG that generalize well known General Relativity (GR) solutions. We re-derive a known CG solution that generalizes the Schwarzschild solution of GR, showing that it is the unique vacuum solution of static spherical symmetry in CG, extending this result to a CG generalization of the Reissner-Nordstrom solution of GR, all of which places a strong case supporting the fulfillment of Birkhoff's theorem. When applied to Friedman-Lema\^ıtre-Robertson-Walker (FLRW) models CG naturally identifies the $Λ$CDM model as the unique FLRW dust model with constant negative spatial curvature. We also obtain CG generalizations of the Lema\^ıtre-Tolman-Bondi (LTB) and Szekeres dust solutions of GR, allowing for time and space dependent changes from decelerated to accelerated evolution, without necessarily assuming a dark energy source. The CG generalization of static perfect fluid spheres allows in the weak field regime to model the flattening of rotation velocities in spherical galactic systems without assuming dark matter. We also generalize non-static spherically symmetric perfect fluid solutions with a shear-free 4 velocity. Our results suggest the need for further research using the Codazzi formulation to explore the potential for applications of CG to current open problems in gravitational systems.
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spellingShingle Exact solutions of Cotton Gravity in its Codazzi formulation
Sussman, Roberto A
Najera, Sebastian
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
The "Codazzi formulation", based on a Codazzi tensor, provides a more robust and straightforward theoretical framework for "Cotton Gravity" (CG) than its original formulation in terms of the Cotton tensor. Using this formulation we provide a self-consistent procedure to generate non-trivial exact solutions in CG that generalize well known General Relativity (GR) solutions. We re-derive a known CG solution that generalizes the Schwarzschild solution of GR, showing that it is the unique vacuum solution of static spherical symmetry in CG, extending this result to a CG generalization of the Reissner-Nordstrom solution of GR, all of which places a strong case supporting the fulfillment of Birkhoff's theorem. When applied to Friedman-Lema\^ıtre-Robertson-Walker (FLRW) models CG naturally identifies the $Λ$CDM model as the unique FLRW dust model with constant negative spatial curvature. We also obtain CG generalizations of the Lema\^ıtre-Tolman-Bondi (LTB) and Szekeres dust solutions of GR, allowing for time and space dependent changes from decelerated to accelerated evolution, without necessarily assuming a dark energy source. The CG generalization of static perfect fluid spheres allows in the weak field regime to model the flattening of rotation velocities in spherical galactic systems without assuming dark matter. We also generalize non-static spherically symmetric perfect fluid solutions with a shear-free 4 velocity. Our results suggest the need for further research using the Codazzi formulation to explore the potential for applications of CG to current open problems in gravitational systems.
title Exact solutions of Cotton Gravity in its Codazzi formulation
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.02115