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Conformal frames and field equations in a conformal theory of ǵravitation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

Jamal N. Islam
Jamal N. Islam
Affiliation:
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey Institute of Theoretical Astronomy, University of Cambridge, England
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Abstract

Some aspects of the field equations of the conformal theory of gravitation put forward by Hoyle and Narlikar are studied. The field equations are conformally invariant and one can use a particular conformal frame to simplify the equations, since all conformal frames are regarded as physically equivalent. However, some conformal frames may be unsuitable in some regions of space-time, and with the use of such a frame one may get an unphysical solution. The use of conformal frames and the difficulties involved are illustrated by considering a given physical situation in two different conformal frames. The physical situation is that of two isolated particles. A static solution for this situation is obtained in both frames, and it is shown that a property that is quite unphysical in one frame transforms into a physically reasonable property in the other.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 67 , Issue 2 , March 1970 , pp. 397 - 414
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1970

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