On coupling NEC-violating matter to gravity

Saugata Chatterjee, Maulik Parikh, Jan Pieter van der Schaar

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)34-37
Number of pages4
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume744
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 2015

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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