Gravitational collapse and formation of black holes in the Brans-Dicke theory of gravity with (2+1) dimensions.

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dc.contributor.advisorWang, Anzhong.
dc.contributor.authorWu, Rui.
dc.contributor.departmentPhysics.en
dc.contributor.otherBaylor University. Dept. of Physics.en
dc.date.accessioned2008-03-03T17:23:59Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-07T19:33:09Z
dc.date.available2008-03-03T17:23:59Z
dc.date.available2017-04-07T19:33:09Z
dc.date.copyright2007
dc.date.issued2008-03-03T17:23:59Z
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 40-41).en
dc.description.abstractIn this thesis, the gravitational collapse of the Brans-Dicke scalar field and formation of black holes in 2+1 Gravity is examined. In contrast to general relativity, there are two conformally related frames in the Brans-Dicke theory: the Jordan frame and the Einstein frame. All the self-similar solutions are first re-derived in three dimensional Brans-Dicke theory, and then their local and global properties are studied by paying particular attention to the formation of black holes due to the gravitational collapse of the scalar field.en
dc.description.degreeM.S.en
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Rui Wu.en
dc.format.extentvii, 41 p. : ill.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2104/5115
dc.language.isoen_USen
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dc.rights.accessrightsBaylor University access onlyen
dc.subjectGravitational collapse.en
dc.subjectBlack holes (Astronomy).en
dc.subjectGravitation.en
dc.subjectScalar field theory.en
dc.titleGravitational collapse and formation of black holes in the Brans-Dicke theory of gravity with (2+1) dimensions.en
dc.typeThesisen

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