Classification of static spherically symmetric space-times in f(R) theory of gravity according to their conformal vector fields

Abstract

A classification of static spherically symmetric space-times in [Formula: see text] theory of gravity according to their conformal vector fields (CVFs) is presented. For this analysis, a direct integration technique is used. This study reveals that for static spherically symmetric space-times in [Formula: see text] theory of gravity, CVFs are just Killing vector fields (KVFs) or homothetic vector fields (HVFs). For this classification, six cases have been discussed out of which there exists only one case for which CVFs become HVFs while in the rest of the cases CVFs become KVFs.