Lagrangian and Hamiltonian for the Bondi–Sachs metrics

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/21/13/012zbMATH Open1061.83007arXivgr-qc/0403120OpenAlexW3099272775MaRDI QIDQ3159010FDOQ3159010

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Publication date: 1 February 2005

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We calculate the Hilbert action for the Bondi-Sachs metrics. It yields the Einstein vacuum equations in a closed form. Following the Dirac approach to constrained systems we investigate the related Hamiltonian formulation.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0403120

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zbMATH Keywords

asymptotic flatnessBondi mass

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Asymptotic procedures (radiation, news functions, (mathcal{H} )-spaces, etc.) in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C30)

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