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Equivalent frames in Brans-Dicke theory

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We discuss the physical equivalence between the Einstein and Jordan frames in Brans-Dicke theory. The inequivalence of conformal transformed theories is clarified with the help of an old equivalence theorem of Chrisholm's.

Cite

@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0004072,
  title  = {Equivalent frames in Brans-Dicke theory},
  author = {Yungui Gong},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0004072},
  year   = {2007}
}

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7 pages, no figure, revtex