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Vacuum Polarization in the Spacetime of a Scalar-Tensor Cosmic String

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2014-11-17 v1

Abstract

We study the vacuum polarization effect in the spacetime generated by a magnetic flux cosmic string in the framework of a scalar-tensor gravity. The vacuum expectation values of the energy-momentum tensor of a conformally coupled scalar field are calculated. The dilaton's contribution to the vacuum polarization effect is shown explicitly.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0012050,
  title  = {Vacuum Polarization in the Spacetime of a Scalar-Tensor Cosmic String},
  author = {V. B. Bezerra and R. M. Teixeira Filho and G. Grebot and M. E. X. Guimaraes},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0012050},
  year   = {2014}
}

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11 pages, LATEX file, 2 eps figures