High frequency curvature oscillations in F(R) gravity

Abstract

It is argued that F(R) modified gravity generically leads to high frequency curvature oscillations in astrophysical systems with rising mass/energy density. Potentially observational manifestations of such oscillations are discussed. In particular, gravitational repulsion in finite-size objects, forbidden in standard General Relativity, is shown to exist. Also an alternation of density perturbation evolution is found out. The latter is induced by excitation of a parametric resonance and by the so-called antifriction phenomenon. These new features could lead to strong reshaping of the usual Jeans instability.