Published May 15, 1982 | Version v1
Journal article

Mass spectrum in a conformally invariant Brans-Dicke theory

Creators

  • 1. Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York 12601

Description

In this paper it is shown that the Brans-Dicke theory, for a special case, is conformally invariant. For the case that the energy-momentum tensor of matter is zero, i.e., for particlelike solutions, an explicit solution for the scalar field phi and for the metric tensor is found. Imposing certain natural boundary conditions leads to the result that, far away, the net effect of this solution is to appear as a particle which has a discrete mass spectrum and an event horizon which is less than the ordinary Schwarzschild radius

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Rev., D
Journal Volume
25
Journal Issue
10
Series
Phys. Rev., D.
Journal Page Range
2699-2700
ISSN
0556-2821

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
13697236
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CONFORMAL INVARIANCE; MASS SPECTRA; METRICS; SCALAR FIELDS; SCHWARZSCHILD RADIUS; TENSORS
Descriptors DEC
INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; SPECTRA