Published June 15, 1986 | Version v1
Journal article

Brans-Dicke-type models with nonmetricity

Creators

  • 1. Space Science Laboratory/ES-65, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama 35812 and Department of Physics, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama 35899

Description

A scalar-tensor-nonmetric theory of gravity without matter fields is shown to be equivalent to the scalar-tensor-torsion theory proposed by German, the only difference being in the source of the Weyl vector or torsion vector (or equivalently the scalar field) which remains arbitrary in the theory. General extended conformal transformations, which leave the curvature tensor invariant, are presented and their implications for metric-affine theories and scalar-tensor theories are discussed

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Rev., D
Journal Volume
33
Journal Issue
12
Series
Phys. Rev., D.
Journal Page Range
3590-3593
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDA

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
17070361
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
FIELD EQUATIONS; GRAVITATION; LAGRANGIAN FUNCTION; METRICS; SCALAR FIELDS; SPACE-TIME; TENSOR FORCES; TORSION
Descriptors DEC
EQUATIONS; FUNCTIONS