Causal structure of vacuum solutions to conformal (Weyl) gravity

被引:9
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作者
Edery, A [1 ]
Paranjape, MB [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Montreal, Dept Phys, Grp Phys Particules, Montreal, PQ H3C 3J7, Canada
关键词
conformal gravity; Penrose diagrams;
D O I
10.1023/A:1026749032217
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Using Penrose diagrams the causal structure of the static spherically symmetric vacuum solution to conformal (Weyl) gravity is investigated. A striking aspect of the solution is an unexpected physical singularity at r = 0 caused by a linear term in the metric. We explain how to calculate the deflection of light in coordinates where the metric is manifestly conformal to flat i.e. in coordinates where light moves in straight lines.
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页码:1031 / 1047
页数:17
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