J. S. Jeavons, C. B. G. McIntosh, Dipak Sen
Abstract
It is shown that the gravitational field equations proposed by Sen and Dunn do not follow from their variational principle and that in the vacuum case the correct field equations are related to Einstein’s field equations by a conformal mapping.
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It is shown that the gravitational field equations proposed by Sen and Dunn do not follow from their variational principle and that in the vacuum case the correct field equations are related to Einstein’s field equations by a conformal mapping.
Key concepts: Gravitational field, Einstein field equations, Field equation, Gravitation, Conformal map, Classical field theory, Mathematical physics, Physics