English

Dual geometries and spacetime singularities

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-10-31 v4

Abstract

The notion of geometrical duality is discussed in the context of both Brans-Dicke theory and general relativity. It is shown that, in some particular solutions, the spacetime singularities that arise in usual Riemannian general relativity may be avoided in its dual representation (Weyl-type general relativity). This dual representation provides a singularity-free picture of the World that is physicaly equivalent to the canonical general relativistic one.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9905071,
  title  = {Dual geometries and spacetime singularities},
  author = {Israel Quiros},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9905071},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

11 pages, LaTeX, no figures, version accepted for publication in PRD

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