Nordstroem gravity coupled to point particles in (1+1) dimensions

Journal Article · Mon Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVD.81.064022· OSTI ID:21409410

Boozer, A D ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125 (United States)

We consider a (1+1)-dimensional model of general relativity that is based on a geometric theory of gravity due to Nordstroem. We show that the theory is formally equivalent to scalar field theory in flat spacetime, and we exploit this equivalence to solve the initial value problem for the system for the case of point particle sources. We illustrate our results by obtaining several example solutions to the model.

• OSTI ID: 21409410
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 81, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.81.064022; (c) 2010 The American Physical Society; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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