Evaluating quasilocal energy and solving optimal embedding equation at null infinity

DOI10.1007/S00220-011-1362-2zbMATH Open1269.83024arXiv1002.0927OpenAlexW3105067509MaRDI QIDQ651399FDOQ651399

Authors: M.-T. Wang, Poning Chen, Shing-Tung Yau 

Publication date: 13 December 2011

Published in: Communications in Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study the limit of quasilocal energy defined in [7] and [8] for a family of spacelike 2-surfaces approaching null infinity of an asymptotically flat spacetime. It is shown that Lorentzian symmetry is recovered and an energy-momentum 4-vector is obtained. In particular, the result is consistent with the Bondi-Sachs energy-momentum at a retarded time. The quasilocal mass in [7] and [8] is defined by minimizing quasilocal energy among admissible isometric embeddings and observers. The solvability of the Euler-Lagrange equation for this variational problem is also discussed in both the asymptotically flat and asymptotically null cases. Assuming analyticity, the equation can be solved and the solution is locally minimizing in all orders. In particular, this produces an optimal reference hypersurface in the Minkowski space for the spatial or null exterior region of an asymptotically flat spacetime.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1002.0927

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Special relativity (83A05) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Exact solutions to problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C15) Approximation procedures, weak fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C25) Asymptotic procedures (radiation, news functions, (mathcal{H} )-spaces, etc.) in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C30) Gravitational energy and conservation laws; groups of motions (83C40)

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