On causality and its violation in ( , , ) Gravity
J.S. Gonçalves (Programa de Pós-Graduação em Física, Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Física, Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil); A.F. Santos (Programa de Pós-Graduação em Física, Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Física, Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil)
In this paper, gravity is considered. It is a generalization of the theories and . This modified theory of gravity exhibits strong geometry-matter coupling. The problem of causality and its violation is verified in this model. Such analysis is carried out using Gödel-type solutions considering different types of matter. It is shown that this model allows both causal and non-causal solutions. These solutions depend directly on the content of matter present in the universe. For the non-causal solution, a critical radius is calculated, beyond which causality is violated. Taking different matter contents, an infinite critical radius emerges that leads to a causal solution. To obtain a causal solution, a natural relationship arises between the parameters of the theory.