Equation of motion of small bodies in relativity. (Q1421919)

From MaRDI portal
scientific article
Language Label Description Also known as
English
Equation of motion of small bodies in relativity.
scientific article

    Statements

    Equation of motion of small bodies in relativity. (English)
    0 references
    0 references
    0 references
    3 February 2004
    0 references
    The article addresses the motion of small extended bodies within general relativity. A theorem is proven that bodies of sufficiently small mass and size with an energy-momentum tensor subject to the dominant energy condition move along a geodesic.
    0 references
    equations of motion
    0 references
    small extended bodies
    0 references
    energy-momentum tensor
    0 references

    Identifiers