Published May 15, 1983 | Version v1
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Cosmological-type constant derived in a unified field p theory

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York 12601

Description

It is shown that in a unified theory of gravitation and electromagnetism a constant electromagnetic potential contributes to the curvature of spacetime and in so doing acts much like a cosmological constant

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Rev., D
Journal Volume
27
Journal Issue
10
Series
Phys. Rev., D.
Journal Page Range
2535-2537
ISSN
0556-2821

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
14788983
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
COSMOLOGY; EINSTEIN-SCHROEDINGER THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; GRAVITATION; LAGRANGIAN FUNCTION; RICCI TENSOR; SPACE-TIME
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; MAGNETISM; TENSORS; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES