Rigid frames in general relativity

1965 ◽  
Vol 283 (1394) ◽  
pp. 343-355 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Sufficient Conditions ◽  
Classification Theorem ◽  
Noether Theorem ◽  
Projection Technique ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
Rigid Frame ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Rigid Frames ◽  
Physical Consequences

Properties of a congruence of time-like curves are investigated, by means of a projection technique due to Cattaneo. Born’s requirement of vanishing spatial rate of strain ensures that the congruence defines a rigid frame. Einstein’s field equations impose further conditions, whose physical consequences are explored. Sufficient conditions are given for the extension of the Herglotz-Noether classification theorem to general relativity. The case is investigated in which the curves of the congruence are the orbits of a group of motions. Validity of the Herglotz-Noether theorem is shown to be associated with the existence of a certain type of motion. Finally, some properties of two important special cases of rigid frames—isometric and irrotational motions—are examined.

scholarly journals Plane Symmetric Solutions of a Scalar-Tensor Theory of Gravitation

1977 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 109 ◽  
Author(s):  
DRK Reddy
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Empty Space ◽  
Scalar Fields ◽  
Scalar Tensor Theory ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
Plane Symmetric ◽  
Zero Mass ◽  
Tensor Theory ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Theory Of Gravitation

Plane symmetric solutions of a scalar-tensor theory proposed by Dunn have been obtained. These solutions are observed to be similar to the plane symmetric solutions of the field equations corresponding to zero mass scalar fields obtained by Patel. It is found that the empty space-times of general relativity discussed by Taub and by Bera are obtained as special cases.

Relationship between magnetic field and anisotropy parameter in gravitation theories

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (24) ◽  
pp. 1850135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Can Aktaş ◽  
Sezgin Aygün ◽  
Pradyumn Kumar Sahoo
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
General Relativity ◽  
Dark Energy Model ◽  
Strange Quark ◽  
Anisotropy Parameter ◽  
Strange Quark Matter ◽  
Cosmological Term ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
Constant Deceleration Parameter ◽  
Physical Consequences

The magnetized strange quark matter (MSQM) solutions are obtained for a Marder type universe using constant deceleration parameter. The exact solutions of field equations are obtained for f(R,[Formula: see text]T) = R + 2f(T) model given by [T. Harko et al., Phys. Rev. D 84, 024020 (2011)] with cosmological term. Also, we have obtained General Relativity (GR) solutions for MSQM distributions. For [Formula: see text], we get the dark energy model, i.e. [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text]. However, for [Formula: see text], we find the cosmological constant [Formula: see text] as negative in f(R,[Formula: see text]T) theory and GR. These results agree with [S. Aygün et al., Astrophys. Space Sci. 361, 380 (2016); C. Aktaş and S. Aygün, Chinese J. Phys. 55, 71 (2017); P. K. Sahoo et al., Mod. Phys. Lett. A 32, 1750105 (2017)] in f(R,[Formula: see text]T) theory. The physical consequences of our obtained models are discussed at the end.

scholarly journals Particle paths of general relativity as geodesics of an affine connection

1970 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Burman
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Energy Momentum Tensor ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Affine Connection ◽  
Momentum Tensor ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
Test Particles ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Particle Paths ◽  
Arbitrary Energy

This paper deals with the motion of incoherent matter, and hence of test particles, in the presence of fields with an arbitrary energy-momentum tensor. The equations of motion are obtained from Einstein's field equations and are written in the form of geodesic equations of an affine connection. The special cases of the electromagnetic field, the Proca field and a scalar field are discussed.

scholarly journals ENERGY–MOMENTUM DISTRIBUTION: A CRUCIAL PROBLEM IN GENERAL RELATIVITY

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (18) ◽  
pp. 4309-4330 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. SHARIF ◽  
TASNIM FATIMA
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Cosmological Model ◽  
Energy Momentum Tensor ◽  
Momentum Tensor ◽  
Hamiltonian Approach ◽  
Einstein Field Equations ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Crucial Problem ◽  
Electromagnetic Generalization

This paper is aimed to elaborate the problem of energy–momentum in general relativity. In this connection, we use the prescriptions of Einstein, Landau–Lifshitz, Papapetrou and Möller to compute the energy–momentum densities for two exact solutions of Einstein field equations. The space–times under consideration are the nonnull Einstein–Maxwell solutions and the singularity-free cosmological model. The electromagnetic generalization of the Gödel solution and the Gödel metric become special cases of the nonnull Einstein–Maxwell solutions. It turns out that these prescriptions do not provide consistent results for any of these space–times. These inconsistent results verify the well-known proposal that the idea of localization does not follow the lines of pseudotensorial construction but instead follows from the energy–momentum tensor itself. These differences can also be understood with the help of the Hamiltonian approach.

General Relativity

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Carlip
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
High Energy Physics ◽  
Hamiltonian Formulation ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Gravitational Energy ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
Physics First ◽  
Condensed Matter Theory ◽  
Introductory Textbooks

This work is a short textbook on general relativity and gravitation, aimed at readers with a broad range of interests in physics, from cosmology to gravitational radiation to high energy physics to condensed matter theory. It is an introductory text, but it has also been written as a jumping-off point for readers who plan to study more specialized topics. As a textbook, it is designed to be usable in a one-quarter course (about 25 hours of instruction), and should be suitable for both graduate students and advanced undergraduates. The pedagogical approach is “physics first”: readers move very quickly to the calculation of observational predictions, and only return to the mathematical foundations after the physics is established. The book is mathematically correct—even nonspecialists need to know some differential geometry to be able to read papers—but informal. In addition to the “standard” topics covered by most introductory textbooks, it contains short introductions to more advanced topics: for instance, why field equations are second order, how to treat gravitational energy, what is required for a Hamiltonian formulation of general relativity. A concluding chapter discusses directions for further study, from mathematical relativity to experimental tests to quantum gravity.

scholarly journals Does general relativity highlight necessary connections in nature?

Synthese ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Vassallo
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Laws Of Nature ◽  
Coupling Mechanism ◽  
Einstein Field Equations ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
Bianchi Identities ◽  
Physical Role ◽  
General Relativistic ◽  
Differential Relations ◽  
Necessary Connections

AbstractThe dynamics of general relativity is encoded in a set of ten differential equations, the so-called Einstein field equations. It is usually believed that Einstein’s equations represent a physical law describing the coupling of spacetime with material fields. However, just six of these equations actually describe the coupling mechanism: the remaining four represent a set of differential relations known as Bianchi identities. The paper discusses the physical role that the Bianchi identities play in general relativity, and investigates whether these identities—qua part of a physical law—highlight some kind of a posteriori necessity in a Kripkean sense. The inquiry shows that general relativistic physics has an interesting bearing on the debate about the metaphysics of the laws of nature.

scholarly journals Relativistic equations for elementary particles

1948 ◽  
Vol 192 (1029) ◽  
pp. 195-218 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Particle ◽  
Wave Equation ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Rest Mass ◽  
Wave Form ◽  
Total Charge ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
Relativistic Approximation ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Linear Differential

From the general principles of quantum mechanics it is deduced that the wave equation of a particle can always be written as a linear differential equation of the first order with matrix coefficients. The principle of relativity and the elementary nature of the particle then impose certain restrictions on these coefficient matrices. A general theory for an elementary particle is set up under certain assumptions regarding these matrices. Besides, two physical assumptions concerning the particle are made, namely, (i) that it satisfies the usual second-order wave equation with a fixed value of the rest mass, and (ii) either the total charge or the total energy for the particle-field is positive definite. It is shown that in consequence of (ii) the theory can be quantized in the interaction free case. On introducing electromagnetic interaction it is found that the particle exhibits a pure magnetic moment in the non-relativistic approximation. The well-known equations for the electron and the meson are included as special cases in the present scheme. As a further illustration of the theory the coefficient matrices corresponding to a new elementary particle are constructed. This particle is shown to have states of spin both 3/2 and 1/2. In a certain sense it exhibits an inner structure in addition to the spin. In the non-relativistic approximation the behaviour of this particle in an electromagnetic field is the same as that of the Dirac electron. Finally, the transition from the particle to the wave form of the equations of motion is effected and the field equations are given in terms of tensors and spinors.

Causal inference via string diagram surgery

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Bart Jacobs ◽  
Aleks Kissinger ◽  
Fabio Zanasi
Keyword(s):  
Causal Inference ◽  
Probabilistic Reasoning ◽  
Causal Effect ◽  
Sufficient Conditions ◽  
Causal Effects ◽  
Stochastic Matrices ◽  
Counterfactual Reasoning ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
String Diagram ◽  
Set Up

Abstract Extracting causal relationships from observed correlations is a growing area in probabilistic reasoning, originating with the seminal work of Pearl and others from the early 1990s. This paper develops a new, categorically oriented view based on a clear distinction between syntax (string diagrams) and semantics (stochastic matrices), connected via interpretations as structure-preserving functors. A key notion in the identification of causal effects is that of an intervention, whereby a variable is forcefully set to a particular value independent of any prior propensities. We represent the effect of such an intervention as an endo-functor which performs ‘string diagram surgery’ within the syntactic category of string diagrams. This diagram surgery in turn yields a new, interventional distribution via the interpretation functor. While in general there is no way to compute interventional distributions purely from observed data, we show that this is possible in certain special cases using a calculational tool called comb disintegration. We demonstrate the use of this technique on two well-known toy examples: one where we predict the causal effect of smoking on cancer in the presence of a confounding common cause and where we show that this technique provides simple sufficient conditions for computing interventions which apply to a wide variety of situations considered in the causal inference literature; the other one is an illustration of counterfactual reasoning where the same interventional techniques are used, but now in a ‘twinned’ set-up, with two version of the world – one factual and one counterfactual – joined together via exogenous variables that capture the uncertainties at hand.

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