The Energy–Momentum Tensor of Gravitational Waves, Wyman Spacetime, and Freely Falling Observers

DOI10.1002/ANDP.201800320MaRDI QIDQ6084271zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors J. B. Formiga

Publication date 31 October 2023

Published in Annalen der Physik (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.06237

zbMATH Keywords

gravitational energy-momentum tensorplane gravitational wavesteleparallelismWyman solution

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum theory (81-XX)

Abstract: A good definition for the energy momentum tensor of gravity (EMTG) in General Relativity (GR) is a hard, if not impossible, task. On the other hand, in its teleparallel version, known as The Teleparallel Equivalent of General Relativity (TEGR), one can define the EMTG in a very satisfactory way. In this paper, it is proved that the EMTG of TEGR for linearized gravitational waves (GWs) is the same as the version of GR that is usually given in the literature. In addition, the exact version of the EMTG for a $pp-$wave with a $+$ polarization is obtained in a freely falling frame (FFF). Unlike the previous case, the energy density can be either positive or negative, depending on the details of the wave. The gravitational energy density for the Wyman spacetimes is obtained both in a static frame and in a FFF. It turns out that observers in free fall can measure the effects of gravity.

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