Twisted Lorentzian manifolds: a characterization with torse-forming time-like unit vectors

DOI10.1007/S10714-017-2211-1zbMATH Open1380.83171arXiv1612.06715OpenAlexW2565404576WikidataQ126095453 ScholiaQ126095453MaRDI QIDQ1698536FDOQ1698536

Authors: Carlo Alberto Mantica, Luca Guido Molinari 

Publication date: 15 February 2018

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

Abstract: Robertson-Walker and Generalized Robertson-Walker spacetimes may be characterized by the existence of a time-like unit torse-forming vector field, with other constrains. We show that Twisted manifolds may still be characterized by the existence of such (unique) vector field, with no other constrain. Twisted manifolds generalize RW and GRW spacetimes by admitting a scale function that depends both on time and space. We obtain the Ricci tensor, corresponding to the stress-energy tensor of an imperfect fluid.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1612.06715

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zbMATH Keywords

generalized Robertson-Walker spacetimeimperfect fluidtorse-forming vectortwisted spacetime

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Macroscopic interaction of the gravitational field with matter (hydrodynamics, etc.) (83C55) Spinor and twistor methods in general relativity and gravitational theory; Newman-Penrose formalism (83C60)

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