A complete canonical formulation of general covariance makes it possible to construct new modified theories of gravity that are not of higher-curvature form, as shown here in a spherically symmetric setting. The usual uniqueness theorems are evaded by using a crucial and novel ingredient, allowing for fundamental fields of gravity distinct from an emergent space-time metric that provides a geometrical structure to all solutions. As specific examples, there are new expansion-shear couplings in cosmological models, a form of modified Newtonian dynamics can appear in a space-time covariant theory without introducing extra fields, and related effects help to make effective models of canonical quantum gravity fully consistent with general covariance.
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Lignite, thermally-modified and Ca/Mg-modified lignite for phosphate remediation
- Award ID(s):
- 1852527
- PAR ID:
- 10292102
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Science of The Total Environment
- Volume:
- 773
- Issue:
- C
- ISSN:
- 0048-9697
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 145631
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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