A Study Of Global Monopole In Einstein–Cartan Theory

Authors: Rahaman, F.¹; Mondal, R.²

Source: Astrophysics and Space Science, Volume 299, Number 2, September 2005 , pp. 167-174(8)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

The gravitational field of a global monopole in the context of Einstein–Cartan theory is investigated. A comparison is made with the corresponding results predicted by general relativity.

Keywords: global monopole; Einstein–Cartan theory; gravitational field

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10509-005-8192-7

Affiliations: 1: Department of Mathematics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700 032, India, Email: farook_rahaman@yahoo.com 2: Department of Mathematics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700 032, India,

Publication date: 2005-09-01