On the total energy conservation of the Alcubierre spacetime

DOI10.1088/1475-7516/2022/07/030zbMATH Open1506.83026arXiv2201.05684OpenAlexW4226176366MaRDI QIDQ5099375FDOQ5099375

Authors: Fernando L. Lobo B. Carneiro, Joseé W. Maluf, J. F. da Rocha-Neto, Sérgio C. Ulhoa 

Publication date: 31 August 2022

Published in: Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this article, we consider the Alcubierre spacetime, such a spacetime describes a ``bubble that propagates with arbitrary global velocity. This setting allows movement at a speed greater than that of light. There are some known problems with this metric, e.g., the source's negative energy and the violation of the source's energy conservation when the bubble accelerates. We address these two issues within the realm of the Teleparallel Equivalent of General Relativity (TEGR). The energy conservation problem can be solved when considering the energy of the gravitational field itself. The total energy of the spacetime, gravitational plus source, is conserved even in accelerated motion. We explicitly show the dependence of energy and gravitational energy flux on the frame of reference, one adapted to a static observer and the other to a free-falling one in the same coordinate system. Addressing the problem of energy negativity of the source, we find that a static observer measures positive energy of the source, while an Eulerian observer measures a negative one. Thus, we surmise that negative energy may be a reference problem.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2201.05684

zbMATH Keywords

gravityexact solutionsmodified gravityblack holes and black hole thermodynamics in GR and beyond

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of Lie groups to the sciences; explicit representations (22E70) Spectrum, resolvent (47A10) Classical and relativistic thermodynamics (80A10) Exact solutions to problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C15) Black holes (83C57) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Other connections (53B15)

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