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Revisiting the Brans solutions of scalar-tensor gravity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2016-11-15 v1

Abstract

Motivated by statements in the literature which contradict two general theorems, the static and spherically symmetric Brans solutions of scalar-tensor gravity are analyzed explicitly in both the Jordan and the Einstein conformal frames. Depending on the parameter range, these solutions describe wormholes or naked singularities but not black holes.

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@article{arxiv.1609.02783,
  title  = {Revisiting the Brans solutions of scalar-tensor gravity},
  author = {V. Faraoni and F. Hammad and S. D. Belknap-Keet},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1609.02783},
  year   = {2016}
}

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