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Helically symmetric N-particle solutions in scalar gravity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2008-11-26 v2

Abstract

Within a scalar model theory of gravity, where the interaction between particles is given by the half-retarded + half-advanced solution of the scalar wave equation, we consider an N-body problem: we investigate configurations of N particles which form an equilateral N-angle and are in helical motion about their common center. We prove that there exists a unique equilibrium configuration and compute the equilibrium radius explicitly in a post-Newtonian expansion.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0612066,
  title  = {Helically symmetric N-particle solutions in scalar gravity},
  author = {Robert Beig and J. Mark Heinzle and Bernd G. Schmidt},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0612066},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

5 pages, 1 figure; minor corrections and changes; accepted for publication in Physical Review Letters