Gravitational waves from isolated systems: surprising consequences of a positive cosmological constant

DOI10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.116.051101zbMATH Open1356.83005arXiv1510.04990OpenAlexW2281449294WikidataQ53171275 ScholiaQ53171275MaRDI QIDQ2960698FDOQ2960698

Authors: Abhay Ashtekar, Béatrice Bonga, Aruna Kesavan 

Publication date: 17 February 2017

Published in: Physical Review Letters (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: There is a deep tension between the well-developed theory of gravitational waves from isolated systems and the presence of a positive cosmological constant $Lambda$, however tiny. In particular, even the post-Newtonian quadrupole formula, derived by Einstein in 1918, has not been generalized to include a positive $Lambda$. We first explain the principal difficulties and then show that it is possible to overcome them in the weak field limit. These results also provide concrete hints for constructing the $Lambda>0$ generalization of the Bondi-Sachs framework for full, non-linear general relativity.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1510.04990

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Classes of solutions; algebraically special solutions, metrics with symmetries for problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C20) Approximation procedures, weak fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C25) Gravitational waves (83C35)

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