Qualitative properties of scalar-tensor theories of gravity

DOI10.1023/A:1026776808535zbMATH Open0993.83029arXivastro-ph/9910395OpenAlexW1539716590MaRDI QIDQ1808030FDOQ1808030

Alan Coley

Publication date: 30 November 1999

Published in: General Relativity and Gravitation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The qualitative properties of spatially homogeneous stiff perfect fluid and minimally coupled massless scalar field models within general relativity are discussed. Consequently, by exploiting the formal equivalence under conformal transformations and field redefinitions of certain classes of theories of gravity, the asymptotic properties of spatially homogeneous models in a class of scalar-tensor theories of gravity that includes the Brans-Dicke theory can be determined. For example, exact solutions are presented, which are analogues of the general relativistic Jacobs stiff perfect fluid solutions and vacuum plane wave solutions, which act as past and future attractors in the class of spatially homogeneous models in Brans-Dicke theory.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9910395

zbMATH Keywords

asymptotic behaviourBrans-Dicke theoryBianchi models

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05)

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