Gauge-dependent cosmological 'constant'

dc.contributor.author	Mashhoon, Bahram	eng
dc.contributor.author	Wesson, Paul S.	eng
dc.date.issued	2004	eng
dc.description	doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/21/14/020	eng
dc.description.abstract	When the cosmological constant of spacetime is derived from the 5D induced-matter theory of gravity, we show that a simple gauge transformation changes it to a variable measure of the vacuum which is infinite at the big bang and decays to an astrophysically acceptable value at late epochs. We outline implications of this for cosmology and galaxy formation.	eng
dc.description.sponsorship	This work grew out of an earlier collaboration with H Liu. It was supported by University of Missouri-Columbia and NSERC (Canada).	eng
dc.identifier.citation	Bahram Mashhoon and Paul S Wesson 2004 Class. Quantum Grav. 21 3611	eng
dc.identifier.issn	0264-9381	eng
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10355/8560	eng
dc.language	English	eng
dc.publisher	American Institute of Physics	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcollection	University of Missouri--Columbia. College of Arts and Sciences. Department of Physics and Astronomy. Physics and Astronomy publications	eng
dc.subject	astroparticles	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Cosmology	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Stars -- Formation	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Relativity (Physics)	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Astrophysics	eng
dc.title	Gauge-dependent cosmological 'constant'	eng
dc.type	Article	eng

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