Linearized Einstein theory via null surfaces

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DOI10.1063/1.531211zbMATH Open0848.53046arXivgr-qc/9502026OpenAlexW2084260962MaRDI QIDQ4873371FDOQ4873371

Simonetta Frittelli, Ezra T. Newman, Carlos N. Kozameh

Publication date: 27 October 1996

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

Abstract: Recently there has been developed a reformulation of General Relativity - referred to as {it the null surface version of GR} - where instead of the metric field as the basic variable of the theory, families of three-surfaces in a four-manifold become basic. From these surfaces themselves, a conformal metric, conformal to an Einstein metric, can be constructed. A choice of conformal factor turns them into Einstein metrics. The surfaces are then automatically characteristic surfaces of this metric. In the present paper we explore the linearization of this {it null surface theory} and compare it with the standard linear GR. This allows a better understanding of many of the subtle mathematical issues and sheds light on some of the obscure points of the null surface theory. It furthermore permits a very simple solution generating scheme for the linear theory and the beginning of a perturbation scheme for the full theory.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9502026




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