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A spatially homogeneous and anisotropic exact Bianchi type-I string cosmological model is investigated in Brans-Dicke (1961) scalar-tensor theory of gravitation. Some properties of the model are also discussed.
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Reddy, D. A String cosmological model in Brans-Dicke theory of gravitation. Astrophysics and Space Science 286, 365–371 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026322816690
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