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Title: On coupling NEC-violating matter to gravity

Journal Article · · Physics Letters. B
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We show that effective theories of matter that classically violate the null energy condition cannot be minimally coupled to Einstein gravity without being inconsistent with both string theory and black hole thermodynamics. We argue however that they could still be either non-minimally coupled or coupled to higher-curvature theories of gravity.

Research Organization:
Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science
Contributing Organization:
Delta ITP Consortium
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-09ER41624; SC0001731
OSTI ID:
1197788
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1188709
Journal Information:
Physics Letters. B, Journal Name: Physics Letters. B Vol. 744 Journal Issue: C; ISSN 0370-2693
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
Netherlands
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 4 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
Null Energy Condition (NEC)