Nordström gravity in (1+1) dimensions coupled to matter

A. D. Boozer

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.84.024035

Nordström gravity in (1+1) dimensions coupled to matter

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	024035
Journal	Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume	84
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.84.024035
State	Published - Jul 19 2011
Externally published	Yes

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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Nordström gravity in (1+1) dimensions coupled to matter

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