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Brans-Dicke Theory on $M_4\times Z_2$ Geometry

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-30 v1

Abstract

The gauge theory on M4×Z2M_4\times Z_2 geometry is applied to the Brans-Dicke(BD) theory, where M4M_4 is the four dimensional space-time and Z2Z_2 is a discrete space with two points. This approach had been previously proposed by Konisi and Saito without recourse to noncommutative geometry(NCG). Since our approach is geometrically simpler and clearer than NCG, one can see more directly the effect of the Z2Z_2 space in obtaining the BD theory.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9608168,
  title  = {Brans-Dicke Theory on $M_4\times Z_2$ Geometry},
  author = {Akira Kokado and Gaku Konisi and Takesi Saito and Kunihiko Uehara},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9608168},
  year   = {2009}
}

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12 pages, LaTeX file