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TY - JOUR
T1 - Gravitational interactions in 2+1 dimensions
AU - Dereli, Tekin
AU - Tucker, Robin
PY - 1988
Y1 - 1988
N2 - Modifications to Einstein's vacuum equations for gravitation in 2+1 dimensions are studied. The addition of the Schouten-Eisenhart 2-forms to the field equations admits gravitational wave solutions although no non-trivial static rotationally symmetric metrics exist. Higher-order derivative models for the metric are discussed together with a 2+1 Brans-Dicke theory. The latter is solved for a static metric exhibiting singularities.
AB - Modifications to Einstein's vacuum equations for gravitation in 2+1 dimensions are studied. The addition of the Schouten-Eisenhart 2-forms to the field equations admits gravitational wave solutions although no non-trivial static rotationally symmetric metrics exist. Higher-order derivative models for the metric are discussed together with a 2+1 Brans-Dicke theory. The latter is solved for a static metric exhibiting singularities.
U2 - 10.1088/0264-9381/5/7/004
DO - 10.1088/0264-9381/5/7/004
M3 - Journal article
VL - 5
SP - 951
EP - 959
JO - Classical and Quantum Gravity
JF - Classical and Quantum Gravity
SN - 0264-9381
IS - 7
ER -