Published March 24, 1988
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Journal article
Extended objects in curved space-time
Description
In this paper we derive the general form of the equations of motion for a p-brane moving in an arbitrary background space-time. Special cases are solved and the applications to fundamental quantum theory and to astrophysics are discussed. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Lett., B
- Journal Volume
- 203
- Journal Issue
- 1/2
- Series
- Phys. Lett., B.
- Journal Page Range
- 69-73
- ISSN
- 0370-2693
- CODEN
- PYLBA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 19056287
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY; MEMBRANES; POWER SERIES; RIEMANN SPACE; SCHWARZSCHILD METRIC; SPACE-TIME
- Descriptors DEC
- DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; METRICS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PARTICLE MODELS; SERIES EXPANSION; SPACE