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arxiv: gr-qc/0102056 · v1 · pith:CVUZXYKXnew · submitted 2001-02-13 · 🌀 gr-qc

Solutions of Conformal Gravity with Dynamical Mass Generation in the Solar System

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keywords fieldconformalequationsexteriorgenerationgravityhiggsinterior
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The field equations of Mannheim's theory of conformal gravity with dynamic mass generation are solved numerically in the interior and exterior regions of a model spherically symmetric sun with matched boundary conditions at the surface. The model consists of a generic fermion field inside the sun, and a scalar Higgs field in both the interior and exterior regions. From the conformal geodesic equations it is shown how an asymptotic gradient in the Higgs field causes an anomalous radial acceleration in qualitative agreement with that observed on the Pioneer 10/11, Galileo, and Ulysses spacecraft. At the same time the standard solar system tests of general relativity are preserved within the limits of observation.

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