Super-energy tensor for space–times with vanishing scalar curvature

DOI10.1063/1.532743zbMATH Open0959.83016arXivgr-qc/9904031OpenAlexW2007107274MaRDI QIDQ4701904FDOQ4701904

Authors: Miguel Á. G. Bonilla, C. F. Sopuerta 

Publication date: 21 November 1999

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: A four-index tensor is constructed with terms both quadratic in the Riemann tensor and linear in its second derivatives, which has zero divergence for space-times with vanishing scalar curvature. This tensor reduces in vacuum to the Bel-Robinson tensor. Furthermore, the completely timelike component referred to any observer is positive, and zero if and only if the space-time is flat (excluding some unphysical space-times). We also show that this tensor is the unique that can be constructed with these properties. Such a tensor does not exist for general gravitational fields. Finally, we study this tensor in several examples: the Friedmann-Lema^{i}tre-Robertson-Walker space-times filled with radiation, the plane-fronted gravitational waves, and the Vaidya radiating metric.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9904031

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zbMATH Keywords

Riemann tensorBel-Robinson tensorplane-fronted gravitational wavesBel tensorVaidya radiating metricfour-index tensorFriedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker spacetimes

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Classes of solutions; algebraically special solutions, metrics with symmetries for problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C20) Gravitational energy and conservation laws; groups of motions (83C40) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

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• Some properties of the Bel and Bel-Robinson tensors
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