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VariableG within a modified theory of general relativity

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The case is made for modifying the equations of general relativity so as to permit a time-variable gravitational ‘constant’.

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  1. Theoretical Physics Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    Clement Leibovitz

  2. Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    Douglas P. Hube

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Leibovitz, C., Hube, D.P. VariableG within a modified theory of general relativity. Astrophys Space Sci 143, 199–205 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00636768

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