Level Sets of the Lapse Function in Static GR

DOI10.1007/978-3-319-18335-0_24zbMATH Open1338.83028arXiv1309.5157OpenAlexW1705644129MaRDI QIDQ2804124FDOQ2804124

Authors: Carla Cederbaum 

Publication date: 27 April 2016

Published in: Fundamental Theories of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We present a novel physical interpretation of the level sets of the (canonical) lapse function in static isolated general relativistic space-times. Our interpretation uses a notion of 'constrained test particles'. It leads to a definition of gravitational force on test particles and to a previously unknown uniqueness result for the lapse function. In Section 5, we discuss 'photon spheres' in static isolated relativistic space-times and relate them to the level sets of the lapse function.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1309.5157

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zbMATH Keywords

gravitational forceconstrained test particles

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05)

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