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The vacuum Friedmann-type solutions in Barber's theory of gravitation

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Vacuumk=0 Friedmann-type solutions in the continuous creation theory of gravitation proposed by Barber have recently been found by Reddy (1987). Here we obtain thek=±1 Friedmann solutions in Barber's theory. Also, we show that these models are, in fact, vacuum Brans-Dicke solutions that have been studied earlier by Lorenz-Petzold (1984).

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  1. Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa

    S. D. Maharaj

  2. Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Durban-Westville, Durban, South Africa

    A. Beesham

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Maharaj, S.D., Beesham, A. The vacuum Friedmann-type solutions in Barber's theory of gravitation. Astrophys Space Sci 140, 73–76 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00643530

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