We investigate the post-Newtonian parameter 7 and derive its formalism in generalized non-local (GNL) gravity, which is the modified theory of general relativity (GR) obtained by adding a term m2n-2 R -nR to the E...We investigate the post-Newtonian parameter 7 and derive its formalism in generalized non-local (GNL) gravity, which is the modified theory of general relativity (GR) obtained by adding a term m2n-2 R -nR to the Einstein-Hilbert action. Concretely, based on parametrizing the generalized non-local action in which gravity is described by a series of dynamical scalar fields ~i in addition to the metric tensor g μ v, the post-Newtonian limit is computed, and the effective gravitational constant as well as the post-Newtonian parameters are directly obtained from the generalized non-local gravity. Moreover, by discussing the values of the parametrized post-Newtonian parameters 9,, we can compare our expressions and results with those in Hohmann and Jarv et al. (2016), as well as current observational constraints on the values of γ in Will (2006). Hence, we draw restrictions on the nonminimal coupling terms F- around their background values.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11175077,11575075,and 11647153)the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province in China(Grant No.L201683666)
文摘We investigate the post-Newtonian parameter 7 and derive its formalism in generalized non-local (GNL) gravity, which is the modified theory of general relativity (GR) obtained by adding a term m2n-2 R -nR to the Einstein-Hilbert action. Concretely, based on parametrizing the generalized non-local action in which gravity is described by a series of dynamical scalar fields ~i in addition to the metric tensor g μ v, the post-Newtonian limit is computed, and the effective gravitational constant as well as the post-Newtonian parameters are directly obtained from the generalized non-local gravity. Moreover, by discussing the values of the parametrized post-Newtonian parameters 9,, we can compare our expressions and results with those in Hohmann and Jarv et al. (2016), as well as current observational constraints on the values of γ in Will (2006). Hence, we draw restrictions on the nonminimal coupling terms F- around their background values.