Visualization and analysis of the curvature invariants in the Alcubierre warp-drive spacetime

DOI10.1007/S10714-023-03182-9MaRDI QIDQ6544052zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors José J. A. Rodal

Publication date 27 May 2024

Published in General Relativity and Gravitation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/S10714-023-03182-9

zbMATH Keywords

Alcubierre warp-drivecurvature invariantsEinstein tensorKretschmann scalarRicci tensorWeyl tensor

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Macroscopic interaction of the gravitational field with matter (hydrodynamics, etc.) (83C55)

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