Wiggly Strings in Linearized Brans-Dicke Gravity
Abstract
The metric around a wiggly cosmic string is calculated in the linear approximation of Brans-Dicke theory of gravitation. The equations of motion for relativistic and nonrelativistic particles in this metric are obtained. Light propagation is also studied and it is shown that photon trajectories can be bounded.
- Publication:
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Modern Physics Letters A
- Pub Date:
- 2000
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:gr-qc/0009075
- Bibcode:
- 2000MPLA...15.1369A
- Keywords:
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- General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology;
- Astrophysics;
- Mathematical Physics
- E-Print:
- 10 pages, LaTeX, added references