Gauge-invariant quadratic approximation of quasi-local mass and its relation with Hamiltonian for gravitational field

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Abstract: Gauge invariant, Hamiltonian formulation of field dynamics within a compact region Sigma with boundary partialSigma is given for the gravitational field linearized over a Kottler metric. The boundary conditions which make the system autonomous are discussed and the corresponding Hamiltonian functional mathcalHextInvariant is calculated. It is shown that, under specific boundary conditions, the quasi-local Geroch--Hawking mass mathcalHextHawking reduces to mathcalHextInvariant in the weak field approximation. This observation is a quasi-local version of the classical Brill--Deser result.









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