Static axially symmetric solutions in Nordtvedt's theory

Static axially symmetric solutions in vacuum are obtained in the general scalar-tensor theory proposed by Nordtvedt. The solutions are asymptotically flat and under certain conditions give very large red shift. The asymptotic behavior and singularity are studied and a comparison is made with a corresponding solution with spherical symmetry. It is also observed that with a conformal transformation the Nordtvedt metric appears to reduce to the Brans-Dicke one.