On the limits of Brans-Dicke space-times: A Coordinate - free approach

May 4, 1993
16 pages
Published in:
  • Gen.Rel.Grav. 25 (1993) 1305-1317
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Report number:
  • DF-UFPB-02-93

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Abstract: (arXiv)
We investigate the limit of Brans-Dicke spacetimes as the scalar field coupling constant omega tends to infinity applying a coordinate-free technique. We obtain the limits of some known exact solutions. It is shown that these limits may not correspond to similar solutions in the general relativity theory.
  • gravitation
  • Brans-Dicke model
  • field theory: scalar
  • space-time
  • field equations: solution
  • general relativity