RESEARCH IN QUANTUM FIELDS, PARTICLE THEORY, AND GENERAL RELATIVITY.
Abstract
Research under the grant was in two basic areas. In the first, Gravitation, three of the principal topics were (1) Proof of positive-definiteness of energy and timelike character of the four-momentum for any gravitational system either with normal material sources or source-free. To this end, appropriate covariant methods for decomposing tensors were developed. (2) Unusual properties of solutions of coupled scalar-metric fields were found. (3) A consistent linear Lorentz invariant alternate to general relativity, with self coupling replaced by a non-local projection of the conserved part of the matter stress tensor; testable experimental consequences (so far) as in Einstein theory.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 05, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0706881
Entities
People
- Stanley Deser
Organizations
- Brandeis University