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The Mass-Squared Operator and the Einstein-Hilbert Action for Rescaled Lorentz Metrics

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The aim of these notes is to show a relation between Einstein equation and Klein-Gordon equations with matter terms. This link is achieved by taking the trace of these Einstein equations. Below we formulate this more precisely.

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Binz, E., Oellers, P. (1997). The Mass-Squared Operator and the Einstein-Hilbert Action for Rescaled Lorentz Metrics. In: Gruber, B., Ramek, M. (eds) Symmetries in Science IX. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5921-4_3

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