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Title: Production of primordial helium and deuterium as a strong-field test of gravitation theory

Abstract

A fundamental weak-field test of a theory of gravitation is that it satisfies the Parametrized Post-Newtonian (PPN) parameters determined by solar system experiments. The production of primordial helium and deuterium in the big bang is a test of a gravitational theory in the strong-field approximation, and we suggest its use along with the PPN parameters. We apply this test to Rosen's bi-metric theory of gravitation. For a wide class of models of this theory we show that essentially no primordial helium or deuterium is produced.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Department of Physics, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
OSTI Identifier:
6440221
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Astrophys. J.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 243:1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; GRAVITATION; DEUTERIUM; NUCLEOSYNTHESIS; HELIUM; COSMOLOGY; GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY; GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS; ELEMENTS; FIELD THEORIES; FLUIDS; GASES; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONMETALS; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RARE GASES; STABLE ISOTOPES; 640106* - Astrophysics & Cosmology- Cosmology

Citation Formats

Falik, D, and Opher, R. Production of primordial helium and deuterium as a strong-field test of gravitation theory. United States: N. p., 1981. Web. doi:10.1086/158560.
Falik, D, & Opher, R. Production of primordial helium and deuterium as a strong-field test of gravitation theory. United States. https://doi.org/10.1086/158560
Falik, D, and Opher, R. 1981. "Production of primordial helium and deuterium as a strong-field test of gravitation theory". United States. https://doi.org/10.1086/158560.
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title = {Production of primordial helium and deuterium as a strong-field test of gravitation theory},
author = {Falik, D and Opher, R},
abstractNote = {A fundamental weak-field test of a theory of gravitation is that it satisfies the Parametrized Post-Newtonian (PPN) parameters determined by solar system experiments. The production of primordial helium and deuterium in the big bang is a test of a gravitational theory in the strong-field approximation, and we suggest its use along with the PPN parameters. We apply this test to Rosen's bi-metric theory of gravitation. For a wide class of models of this theory we show that essentially no primordial helium or deuterium is produced.},
doi = {10.1086/158560},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6440221}, journal = {Astrophys. J.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 243:1,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981}
}