Determination of the spacetime from local time measurements

DOI10.1007/S00208-015-1286-9zbMATH Open1341.83004arXiv1412.1350OpenAlexW1564630608WikidataQ109996015 ScholiaQ109996015MaRDI QIDQ289839FDOQ289839

Authors: M. Lassas, Lauri Oksanen, Yang Yang 

Publication date: 31 May 2016

Published in: Mathematische Annalen (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We consider an inverse problem for a Lorentzian spacetime $(M,g)$, and show that time measurements, that is, the knowledge of the Lorentzian time separation function on a submanifold $SigmasubsetM$ determine the $C^{i}nfty$-jet of the metric in the Fermi coordinates associated to $Sigma$. We use this result to study the global determination of the spacetime $(M,g)$ when it has a real-analytic structure or is stationary and satisfies the Einstein-scalar field equations. In addition to this, we require that $(M,g)$ is geodesically complete modulo scalar curvature singularities. The results are Lorentzian counterparts of extensively studied inverse problems in Riemannian geometry - the determination of the jet of the metric and the boundary rigidity problem. We give also counterexamples in cases when the assumptions are not valid, and discuss inverse problems in general relativity.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1412.1350

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zbMATH Keywords

spacetimegeodesically completeLorentzian spacetimeEinstein-scalar field equationFermi coordinatesjetlocal time measurementrigidity problemscalar curvature singularitiessubmanifoldtime separation function

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) Approximation procedures, weak fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C25) Space-time singularities, cosmic censorship, etc. (83C75) Kaluza-Klein and other higher-dimensional theories (83E15) PDEs in connection with relativity and gravitational theory (35Q75)

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