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Einstein frame or Jordan frame?

par Faraoni, Valerio ;Gunzig, Edgard
Référence International journal of theoretical physics, 38, 1, page (217-225)
Publication Publié, 1999-01

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Résumé :

Scalar-tensor theories of gravity can be formulated in the Jordan or in the Einstein frame, which are conformally related. The issue of which conformal frame is physical is a contentious one; we provide a straightforward example based on gravitational waves in order to clarify the issue.