The Brans–Dicke Theory of Gravitation
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
physical phenomenon
theory of gravitation |
gptkbp:alternativeTo |
gptkb:Einstein's_General_Relativity
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gptkbp:basedOn |
gptkb:Mach's_principle
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gptkbp:category |
scalar–tensor theory
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gptkbp:citation |
many scientific papers
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gptkbp:describes |
gravitational interaction
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gptkbp:field |
gptkb:cosmology
gptkb:theoretical_physics gravitation |
gptkbp:formedBy |
gptkb:Robert_H._Dicke
gptkb:Carl_H._Brans 1961 |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Brans–Dicke Theory of Gravitation
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gptkbp:influenced |
modern cosmology
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gptkbp:introduced |
scalar field
dimensionless coupling constant (ω) |
gptkbp:predicts |
variable gravitational constant
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gptkbp:publicationYear |
1961
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gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:Physical_Review
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gptkbp:reduces |
General Relativity when ω approaches infinity
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gptkbp:testedBy |
solar system experiments
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Robert_H._Dicke
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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