Infinite slabs and other weird plane symmetric space-times with constant positive density

DOI10.1007/S10714-008-0714-5zbMATH Open1177.83043arXiv0709.3276OpenAlexW2060957187MaRDI QIDQ1035997FDOQ1035997

Authors: R. E. Gamboa Saraví 

Publication date: 4 November 2009

Published in: General Relativity and Gravitation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We present the exact solution of Einstein's equation corresponding to a static and plane symmetric distribution of matter with constant positive density located below $z=0$. This solution depends essentially on two constants: the density $ho$ and a parameter $kappa$. We show that this space-time finishes down below at an inner singularity at finite depth. We match this solution to the vacuum one and compute the external gravitational field in terms of slab's parameters. Depending on the value of $kappa$, these slabs can be attractive, repulsive or neutral. In the first case, the space-time also finishes up above at another singularity. In the other cases, they turn out to be semi-infinite and asymptotically flat when $zoinfty$. We also find solutions consisting of joining an attractive slab and a repulsive one, and two neutral ones. We also discuss how to assemble a "gravitational capacitor" by inserting a slice of vacuum between two such slabs.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0709.3276

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zbMATH Keywords

singularitiesgravitation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Exact solutions to problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C15) Macroscopic interaction of the gravitational field with matter (hydrodynamics, etc.) (83C55)

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