Speaker
Mr
George Zahariade
(Laboratoire APC)
Description
We construct the most general scalar field theory whose action depends on derivatives of order two or less and is polynomial in the second derivatives of the field, under the condition that the equations of motion stay second order on flat space-time. This generalises k-essence, Galileons, k-Mouflage, the kinetically braided scalars, as well as the Euler hierarchies of Fairlie et al., avoiding at the same time ghost-like degrees of freedom. The covariantization of such models, as well as future directions, are also discussed.
Primary authors
Dr
Cedric Deffayet
(Laboratoire APC)
Dr
Daniele Steer
(Laboratoire APC)
Mr
George Zahariade
(Laboratoire APC)
Dr
Xian Gao
(Laboratoire APC)
