scholarly journals A class of axially symmetric stationary exact solutions of Einstein's vacuum field equations

1978 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 344-351
Author(s):  
M. D. Patel
Keyword(s):  
Gravitational Field ◽  
Exact Solutions ◽  
Coordinate System ◽  
Stationary Distribution ◽  
Vacuum Field ◽  
Axially Symmetric ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
System A ◽  
Oblate Spheroidal

AbstractEinstein's vacuum field equations of an axially symmetric stationary rotating source are studied. Using the oblate spheroidal coordinate system, a class of asymptotically fiat solutions representing the exterior gravitational field of a stationary rotating oblate spheroidal source is obtained. Also it is proved that an analytic axisymmetric and stationary distribution of dust cannot be the source for the gravitational field described by the axisymmetric stationary metric.

scholarly journals Some axially symmetric zero mass meson solutions of Einstein's equations

1975 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. K. Patel ◽  
V. M. Trivedi
Keyword(s):  
Exact Solutions ◽  
Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
Axially Symmetric ◽  
Einstein’S Equations ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
Einstein's Equations ◽  
Zero Mass ◽  
Oblate Spheroidal

AbstractAn axially symmetric metric in oblate spheroidal co-ordinates is considered. Two exact solutions of the field equations corresponding to zero mass meson fields are obtained. The details of the solutions are also discussed. These solutions are also generalized to include electromagnetic fields.

scholarly journals On relativistic multipole moments of stationary space–times

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 180640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Frutos-Alfaro ◽  
Michael Soffel
Keyword(s):  
Gravitational Field ◽  
Exact Solutions ◽  
Vacuum Field ◽  
Multipole Moments ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
Exterior Field ◽  
Static Vacuum ◽  
Vacuum Solutions

Among the known exact solutions of Einstein's vacuum field equations the Manko–Novikov and the Quevedo–Mashhoon metrics might be suitable ones for the description of the exterior gravitational field of some real non-collapsed body. A new proposal to represent such exterior field is the stationary q -metric. In this contribution, we computed by means of the Fodor–Hoenselaers–Perjés formalism the lowest 10 relativistic multipole moments of these metrics. Corresponding moments were derived for the static vacuum solutions of Gutsunayev–Manko and Hernández–Martín. A direct comparison between the multipole moments of these non-isometric space–times is given.

scholarly journals The Axially Symmetric Stationary Vacuum Field Equations in Einstein's Theory of General Relativity

1978 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 427 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Sloane
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Exact Solutions ◽  
Vacuum Field ◽  
Stationary Case ◽  
Axially Symmetric ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
Asymptotically Flat ◽  
Stationary Vacuum ◽  
Flat Metric

All formulations of Einstein's vacuum field equations for which exact solutions have been found in the axially symmetric stationary case are compared, and the inherent restrictions of each are displayed. A measure of their usefulness as theoretical tools is gained by the ease with which they admit Kerr's (1963) solution (it being the simplest asymptotically flat metric of this kind). The solutions found using each formulation are listed and, where possible, suitably classified.

A spatially homogeneous gravitational field

1966 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Joseph
Keyword(s):  
Gravitational Field ◽  
Canonical Form ◽  
Riemann Tensor ◽  
Vacuum Field ◽  
Type I ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
Parameter Group ◽  
Spatially Homogeneous ◽  
Homogeneous Gravitational Field ◽  
Type V

AbstractA solution of Einstein's vacuum field equations, apparently new, is exhibited. The metric, which is homogeneous (that is, admits a three-parameter group of motions transitive on space-like hypersurfaces), belongs to Taub Type V. The canonical form of the Riemann tensor, which is of Petrov Type I, is determined.

Exact solutions of the field equations: twist-free pure radiation fields

1962 ◽  
Vol 270 (1342) ◽  
pp. 328-334 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Exact Solutions ◽  
Radiation Field ◽  
Relativity Theory ◽  
Vacuum Field ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
General Relativity Theory ◽  
Pure Radiation ◽  
Radiation Fields ◽  
Null Congruence

This note is intended to give a rough survey of the results obtained in the study of twist-free pure radiation fields in general relativity theory. Here we are using the following Definition. A space-time ( V 4 of signature +2) is called a pure radiation field if it contains a distortion-free geodetic null congruence (a so-called ray congruence ), and if it satisfies certain field equations which we will specify below (e.g. Einstein’s vacuum-field equations). A (null) congruence is called twist-free if it is hypersurface-orthogonal (or ‘normal’). The results listed below were obtained by introducing special (‘canonical’) co-ordinates adapted to the ray congruence. Detailed proofs were given by Robinson & Trautman (1962) and by Jordan, Kundt & Ehlers (1961) (see also Kundt 1961). For the sake of completeness we include in our survey the subclass of expanding fields, and make use of some formulae first obtained by Robinson & Trautman.

scholarly journals PARAMETRIC NONHOLONOMIC FRAME TRANSFORMS AND EXACT SOLUTIONS IN GRAVITY

2007 ◽  
Vol 04 (08) ◽  
pp. 1285-1334 ◽  
Author(s):  
SERGIU I. VACARU
Keyword(s):  
Gravitational Field ◽  
Exact Solutions ◽  
General Scheme ◽  
Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations ◽  
Killing Vector ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
Finsler Spaces ◽  
Gravitational Field Equations ◽  
Pp Wave ◽  
Physical Consequences

A generalized geometric method is developed for constructing exact solutions of gravitational field equations in Einstein theory and generalizations. First, we apply the formalism of nonholonomic frame deformations (formally considered for nonholonomic manifolds and Finsler spaces) when the gravitational field equations transform into systems of nonlinear partial differential equations which can be integrated in general form. The new classes of solutions are defined by generic off-diagonal metrics depending on integration functions on one, two and three (or three and four) variables if we consider four (or five) dimensional spacetimes. Second, we use a general scheme when one (two) parameter families of exact solutions are defined by any source-free solutions of Einstein's equations with one (two) Killing vector field(s). A successive iteration procedure results in new classes of solutions characterized by an infinite number of parameters for a non-Abelian group involving arbitrary functions on one variable. Five classes of exact off-diagonal solutions are constructed in vacuum Einstein and in string gravity describing solitonic pp-wave interactions. We explore possible physical consequences of such solutions derived from primary Schwarzschild or pp-wave metrics.

The general axially symmetric static solution of Einstein’s vacuum field equations

1982 ◽  
Vol 382 (1783) ◽  
pp. 467-470 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
General Solution ◽  
Potential Function ◽  
Line Element ◽  
Static Solution ◽  
Vacuum Field ◽  
Axially Symmetric ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
Axis Of Symmetry ◽  
Axisymmetric Solutions ◽  
Associated Function

The general solution in closed form, including all the static axisymmetric solutions of Weyl, is presented in the canonical coordinates ρ and z of his line element. This general solution is constructed from an arbitrary function f ( z ), which coincides with his potential function along the axis of symmetry. To illustrate how the solution may be used, a particular function f , one resulting from a Newtonian solution, is used to find both the potential function and its associated function in the line element.

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