Observer-dependent optical properties of stationary axisymmetric spacetimes

DOI10.1142/S0219887814500248MaRDI QIDQ5416634zbMATH OpenWikidataFDO

Authors Donato Bini, Fernando de Felice, Andrea Geralico

Publication date 14 May 2014

Published in International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1408.5487

zbMATH Keywords

null orbitsstationary spacetimesrefraction indexoptical path

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Galactic and stellar dynamics (85A05) Black holes (83C57)

Abstract: The world lines of null particles admit arbitrary parametrizations. In the presence of a family of observers one may introduce along a null world line an extension of the so-called Cattaneo's relative standard time parameter (valid for massive particles) which plays a special role. Another possibility is to use the coordinate time itself as a parameter. The relation between relative standard time and coordinate time allows for the introduction of an observer-dependent optical path and associated refraction index. Both these quantities are studied here working out explicit examples concerning familiar null orbits and observers in black hole spacetimes.

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