Cross-Section Continuity of Definitions of Angular Momentum

DOI10.1088/1361-6382/ACAA82arXiv2207.04590MaRDI QIDQ6404550FDOQ6404550

Authors Poning Chen, Daniel E. Paraizo, Robert M. Wald, M.-T. Wang, Ye-Kai Wang, Shing-Tung Yau 

Publication date 10 July 2022

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Rotation numbers and vectors (37E45) Spectral problems; spectral geometry; scattering theory on manifolds (58J50) Gravitational energy and conservation laws; groups of motions (83C40)

Abstract: We introduce a notion of "cross-section continuity" as a criterion for the viability of definitions of angular momentum, $J$, at null infinity: If a sequence of cross-sections, ${mathcalC}_n$, of null infinity converges uniformly to a cross-section $mathcalC$, then the angular momentum, $J_n$, on ${mathcalC}_n$ should converge to the angular momentum, $J$, on $mathcalC$. The Dray-Streubel (DS) definition of angular momentum automatically satisfies this criterion by virtue of the existence of a well defined flux associated with this definition. However, we show that the one-parameter modification of the DS definition proposed by Compere and Nichols (CN) -- which encompasses numerous other alternative definitions -- does not satisfy cross-section continuity. On the other hand, we prove that the Chen-Wang-Yau (CWY) definition does satisfy the cross-section continuity criterion.

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