NONPERTURBATIVE STRONG-FIELD EFFECTS IN TENSOR-SCALAR THEORIES OF GRAVITATION

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作者
DAMOUR, T
ESPOSITOFARESE, G
机构
[1] CNRS,OBSERV PARIS,DEPT ASTROPHYS RELATIVISTE & COSMOL,F-92195 MEUDON,FRANCE
[2] CNRS,CTR PHYS THEOR,F-13288 MARSEILLE 9,FRANCE
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.2220
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
It is shown that a wide class of tensor-scalar theories can pass the present weak-field gravitational tests and exhibit nonperturbative strong-field deviations away from general relativity in systems involving neutron stars. This is achieved without requiring either large dimensionless parameters, fine tuning, or the presence of negative-energy modes. This gives greater significance to tests of the strong gravitational field regime, notably binary pulsar experiments.
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页码:2220 / 2223
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