Einstein frame or Jordan frame?

Authors
Faraoni, V Gunzig, E
Citation
V. Faraoni et E. Gunzig, Einstein frame or Jordan frame?, INT J THEOR, 38(1), 1999, pp. 217-225
Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS
ISSN journal
00207748 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
217 - 225
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-7748(199901)38:1<217:EFOJF>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Scalar-tensor theories of gravity can be formulated in the Jordan or in the Einstein frame, which are conformally related. The issue of which conforma l frame is physical is a contentious one; we provide a straightforward exam ple based on gravitational waves in order to clarify the issue.