The 4D Einstein–Gauss–Bonnet theory of gravity: a review

PGS Fernandes, P Carrilho, T Clifton… - … and Quantum Gravity, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We review the topic of 4D Einstein–Gauss–Bonnet (4DEGB) gravity, which has been the
subject of considerable interest over the past two years. Our review begins with a general …

Horizon-scale tests of gravity theories and fundamental physics from the Event Horizon Telescope image of Sagittarius A

S Vagnozzi, R Roy, YD Tsai, L Visinelli… - … and Quantum Gravity, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Horizon-scale images of black holes (BHs) and their shadows have opened an
unprecedented window onto tests of gravity and fundamental physics in the strong-field …

Gravitational lensing in 4-D Einstein–Gauss–Bonnet gravity in the presence of plasma

GZ Babar, F Atamurotov, AZ Babar - Physics of the Dark Universe, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper we have assumed a weak-field regime to explore the gravitational lensed
photons in a 4 dimensional Einstein–Gauss–Bonnet gravity, which is very much in the …

Innermost stable circular orbit and shadow of the 4D Einstein–Gauss–Bonnet black hole

M Guo, PC Li - The European Physical Journal C, 2020 - Springer
Recently, a novel 4D Einstein–Gauss–Bonnet gravity was formulated by Glavan and Lin
(Phys Rev Lett 124 (8): 081301, 2020). Although whether the theory is well defined is …

[HTML][HTML] A consistent theory of D→ 4 Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity

K Aoki, MA Gorji, S Mukohyama - Physics Letters B, 2020 - Elsevier
We investigate the D→ 4 limit of the D-dimensional Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity, where
the limit is taken with α˜=(D− 4) α kept fixed and α is the original Gauss-Bonnet coupling …

A note on the novel 4D Einstein–Gauss–Bonnet gravity

WY Ai - Communications in Theoretical Physics, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Recently, a novel 4D Einstein–Gauss–Bonnet gravity has been proposed by Glavan and Lin
(2020 Phys. Rev. Lett. 124 081301) by rescaling the coupling $\alpha\to\alpha/(D-4) $ and …

Gravitational lensing by black holes in the 4D Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity

SU Islam, R Kumar, SG Ghosh - Journal of Cosmology and …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Recently, a non-trivial 4D Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet (EGB) theory of gravity, by rescaling the
GB coupling parameter as α/(D− 4), was formulated in [1], which bypasses Lovelock's …

Testing the nature of Gauss–Bonnet gravity by four-dimensional rotating black hole shadow

SW Wei, YX Liu - The European Physical Journal Plus, 2021 - Springer
The recent discovery of the novel four-dimensional static and spherically symmetric Gauss–
Bonnet black hole provides a promising bed to test Gauss–Bonnet gravity by using …

Effective scalar-tensor description of regularized Lovelock gravity in four dimensions

T Kobayashi - Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We reformulate the recently proposed regularized version of Lovelock gravity in four
dimensions as a scalar-tensor theory. By promoting the warp factor of the internal space to a …

[HTML][HTML] Topology of Born-Infeld AdS black holes in 4D novel Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity

PK Yerra, C Bhamidipati - Physics Letters B, 2022 - Elsevier
The topological classification of critical points of black holes in 4D Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet
gravity coupled to Born-Infeld theory is investigated. Considered independently, Born-infeld …