TY - JOUR
T1 - Nordström gravity in (1+1) dimensions coupled to matter
AU - Boozer, A. D.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2011/7/19
Y1 - 2011/7/19
N2 - We consider a (1+1)-dimensional model of general relativity that is based on a geometric theory of gravity due to Nordström. We show that the model can be reinterpreted as a scalar field theory in flat spacetime in which the scalar field couples to the trace of the total energy-momentum tensor, and we use the flat-spacetime interpretation to formulate the initial value problem for the model. We illustrate our results by using computer simulations of the model to obtain several example solutions.
AB - We consider a (1+1)-dimensional model of general relativity that is based on a geometric theory of gravity due to Nordström. We show that the model can be reinterpreted as a scalar field theory in flat spacetime in which the scalar field couples to the trace of the total energy-momentum tensor, and we use the flat-spacetime interpretation to formulate the initial value problem for the model. We illustrate our results by using computer simulations of the model to obtain several example solutions.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevD.84.024035
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevD.84.024035
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80051686583
SN - 1550-7998
VL - 84
JO - Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
JF - Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
IS - 2
M1 - 024035
ER -