Transverse frames for Petrov type I spacetimes: a general algebraic procedure

DOI10.1023/A:1024574316278MaRDI QIDQ1404010zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Virginia Re, Marco Bruni, D. R. Matravers, Frances Trumble White

Publication date 20 August 2003

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0212027

zbMATH Keywords

Newman-Penrose formalismnumerical relativityPetrov typesWeyl scalars

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Computational methods for problems pertaining to relativity and gravitational theory (83-08) Classes of solutions; algebraically special solutions, metrics with symmetries for problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C20) Spinor and twistor methods in general relativity and gravitational theory; Newman-Penrose formalism (83C60)

Abstract: We develop an algebraic procedure to rotate a general Newman-Penrose tetrad in a Petrov type I spacetime into a frame with Weyl scalars $Ps{i}_1$ and $Ps{i}_3$ equal to zero, assuming that initially all the Weyl scalars are non vanishing. The new frame highlights the physical properties of the spacetime. In particular, in a Petrov Type I spacetime, setting $Ps{i}_1$ and $Ps{i}_3$ to zero makes apparent the superposition of a Coulomb-type effect $Ps{i}_2$ with transverse degrees of freedom $Ps{i}_0$ and $Ps{i}_4$.

Review text

An algebraic procedure consisting of two class I and class II rotations is developed in order to obtain a representation where the Weyl scalars \(\Psi_1\) and \(\Psi_3\) are equal to zero. This representation makes the physical properties of Petrov type I spacetimes transparent.

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