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arxiv: gr-qc/0408073 · v1 · submitted 2004-08-20 · 🌀 gr-qc

Negative energy and stability in scalar-tensor gravity

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keywords energynegativescalar-tensoranalysisbackgroundbrans-dickecarryclassical
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Linearized gravitational waves in Brans-Dicke and scalar-tensor theories carry negative energy. A gauge-invariant analysis shows that the background Minkowski space is stable at the classical level with respect to linear scalar and tensor inhomogeneous perturbations.

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