Geodesic deviation in Regge calculus

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/16/7/315zbMATH Open0942.83025arXivgr-qc/9810031OpenAlexW3102152300MaRDI QIDQ4699998FDOQ4699998

Authors: Sukanya Chakrabarti, Adrian P. Gentle, Arkady Kheyfets, Warner A. Miller 

Publication date: 18 November 1999

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

Abstract: Geodesic deviation is the most basic manifestation of the influence of gravitational fields on matter. We investigate geodesic deviation within the framework of Regge calculus, and compare the results with the continuous formulation of general relativity on two different levels. We show that the continuum and simplicial descriptions coincide when the cumulative effect of the Regge contributions over an infinitesimal element of area is considered. This comparison provides a quantitative relation between the curvature of the continuous description and the deficit angles of Regge calculus. The results presented might also be of help in developing generic ways of including matter terms in the Regge equations.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9810031

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zbMATH Keywords

general relativitycurvatureRegge calculusgeodesic deviationdeficit anglesrelative acceleration of observers

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Lattice gravity, Regge calculus and other discrete methods in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C27)

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