Hamiltonian expression of curvature tensors in the York canonical basis: (i) Riemann tensor and Ricci scalars

DOI10.1142/S0219887814500522zbMATH Open1301.83029arXiv1401.1370OpenAlexW2963998368MaRDI QIDQ2925869FDOQ2925869

Authors: Mattia Villani, Luca Lusanna 

Publication date: 29 October 2014

Published in: International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: By using the York canonical basis of ADM tetrad gravity, in a formulation using radar 4-coordinates for the parametrization of the 3+1 splitting of the space-time, it is possible to write the 4-Riemann tensor of a globally hyperbolic, asymptotically Minkowskian space-time as a Hamiltonian tensor, whose components are 4-scalars with respect to the ordinary world 4-coordinates, plus terms vanishing due to Einstein's equations. Therefore "on-shell" we find the expression of the Hamiltonian 4-Riemann tensor. Moreover, the 3+1 splitting of the space-time used to define the phase space allows us to introduce a Hamiltonian set of null tetrads and to find the Hamiltonian expression of the 4-Ricci scalars of the Newman-Penrose formalism. This material will be used in the second paper to study the 4-Weyl tensor, the 4-Weyl scalars and the four Weyl eigenvalues and to clarify the notions of Dirac and Bergmann observables.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1401.1370

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zbMATH Keywords

Newman-Penrose formalismnull tetradADM tetrad gravityYork canonical basis

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Gravitational energy and conservation laws; groups of motions (83C40) Spinor and twistor methods in general relativity and gravitational theory; Newman-Penrose formalism (83C60) Geometrodynamics and the holographic principle (83E05)

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