The Hamilton-Jacobi analysis for higher-order modified gravity

Abstract

The Hamilton-Jacobi $[HJ]$ study for the Chern-Simons $[CS]$ modification of general relativity $[GR]$ is performed. The complete structure of the Hamiltonians and the generalized brackets are reported, from these results the $HJ$ fundamental differential is constructed and the symmetries of the theory are found. By using the Hamiltonians we remove an apparent Ostrogradsky's instability and the new structure of the hamiltonian is reported. In addition, the counting of physical degrees of freedom is developed and some remarks are discussed.