The universal cut function and type II metrics

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/24/8/004zbMATH Open1113.83010arXivgr-qc/0612004OpenAlexW3099701196MaRDI QIDQ3435849FDOQ3435849

Authors: Ezra T. Newman, J. G. Santiago-Santiago, Carlos N. Kozameh, Gilberto Silva-Ortigoza 

Publication date: 7 May 2007

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

Abstract: In analogy with classical electromagnetic theory, where one determines the total charge and both electric and magnetic multipole moments of a source from certain surface integrals of the asymptotic (or far) fields, it has been known for many years - from the work of Hermann Bondi - that energy and momentum of gravitational sources could be determined by similar integrals of the asymptotic Weyl tensor. Recently we observed that there were certain overlooked structures, {defined at future null infinity,} that allowed one to determine (or define) further properties of both electromagnetic and gravitating sources. These structures, families of {complex} `slices' or `cuts' of Penrose's null infinity, are referred to as Universal Cut Functions, (UCF). In particular, one can define from these structures a (complex) center of mass (and center of charge) and its equations of motion - with rather surprising consequences. It appears as if these asymptotic structures contain in their imaginary part, a well defined total spin-angular momentum of the source. We apply these ideas to the type II algebraically special metrics, both twisting and twist-free.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0612004

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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) Einstein-Maxwell equations (83C22) Spinor and twistor methods in general relativity and gravitational theory; Newman-Penrose formalism (83C60)

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