Surprising structures hiding in Penrose's future null infinity

DOI10.1088/1361-6382/AA7344MaRDI QIDQ5283559zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Ezra T. Newman

Publication date 24 July 2017

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1701.08406

zbMATH Keywords

gravitational radiationBondi coordinatesstereographic coordinatesPenrose's null infinity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Einstein-Maxwell equations (83C22) Approximation procedures, weak fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C25) Gravitational waves (83C35) Spinor and twistor methods in general relativity and gravitational theory; Newman-Penrose formalism (83C60) History of relativity and gravitational theory (83-03)

Abstract: Since the late1950s, almost all discussions of Asymptotically Flat (Einstein-Maxwell) Space-Times have taken place in the context of Penrose's Null Infinity, $mathcal{I}^{+}.$ ${\displaystyle }$In addition, almost all calculations have used the Bondi coordinate and tetrad systems. We show - first, that there are other natural coordinate systems, near $mathcal{I}^{+},$ (analogous to light-cones in flat-space) that are based on (asymptotically) shear-free null geodesic congruences (analogous to the flat-space case). Using these new coordinates and their associated tetrad, we extit{define the complex dipole moment, i.e., as the mass dipole plus i times angular momentum,} from the $l=1,$harmonic coefficient of a component of the asymptotic${\displaystyle }$Weyl tensor. Second, from this definition, from the Bianchi Identities and from the Bondi mass and linear momentum, we show that there exists a large number of results - identifications and dynamics - identical to those of classical mechanics and electrodynamics. They include, among many others, extbf{P}=M extbf{v}+..., extbf{L}= extbf{r}x extbf{P}, spin, Newtons 2nd Law with the Rocket force term (.{M} extbf{v}) and radiation reaction, angular momentum conservation and others. All these relations take place in the rather mysterious H-Space.

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