Published March 2005
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Journal article
Can one tell Einstein's unimodular theory from Einstein's general relativity?
Creators
- 1. Instituto de Fisica Teorica UAM/CSIC, C-XVI, and Departamento de Fisica Teorica, C-XI, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, E-28049-Madrid (Spain)
Description
The so called unimodular theory of gravitation is compared with general relativity in the quadratic (Fierz-Pauli) regime, using a quite broad framework, and it is argued that quantum effects allow in principle to discriminate between both theories. (author)
Availability note (English)
Available online at the Web site for the Journal of High Energy Physics (ISSN 1029-8479) http://www.iop.org/Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of High Energy Physics
- Journal Volume
- 03
- Journal Issue
- 2005
- Journal Page Range
- p. vp
- ISSN
- 1126-6708
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Italy
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36057584
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BOSONS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY; GRAVITATION; QUANTUM GRAVITY; SPACE-TIME; STRING MODELS
- Descriptors DEC
- COMPOSITE MODELS; EVALUATION; EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; FIELD THEORIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUARK MODEL; RELATIVITY THEORY
Optional Information
- Notes
- E-print number: hep-th/0501146