Acceleration in 3D Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet Gravity

Abstract

We present a new class of exact solutions in Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity in 2+1 dimensions that generalize the C-metric. This set of metrics equals the C-metric multiplied by a factor which, along with the massless scalar field, depends on a single variable whose value governs the structure of the spacetime. As in Einstein gravity there are three classes of metrics, but within each class we find six distinct subclasses of solutions. After discussing their basic structure, we concentrate only on one subclass that is locally AdS. In the zero-coupling limit, this subclass of solutions not only remains well defined and recovers the C-metric but also encompasses two previously unknown representations of the AdS spacetime. Furthermore, we establish the existence of a domain wall and delineate its energy conditions. We also find new classes of solutions of non-constant curvature, whose interpretation remains to be understood.