Geodesically equivalent metrics in general relativity

DOI10.1016/J.GEOMPHYS.2011.04.019zbMATH Open1248.83018arXiv1101.2069OpenAlexW1997671087MaRDI QIDQ764524FDOQ764524

Authors: Vladimir S. Matveev 

Publication date: 13 March 2012

Published in: Journal of Geometry and Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We discuss whether it is possible to reconstruct a metric by its unparameterized geodesics, and how to do it effectively. We explain why this problem is interesting for general relativity. We show how to understand whether all curves from a sufficiently big family are umparameterized geodesics of a certain affine connection, and how to reconstruct algorithmically a generic 4-dimensional metric by its unparameterized geodesics. The algorithm works most effectively if the metric is Ricci-flat. We also prove that almost every metric does not allow nontrivial geodesic equivalence, and construct all pairs of 4-dimensional geodesically equivalent metrics of Lorenz signature.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1101.2069

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zbMATH Keywords

affine connectionsgeodesically equivalent metrics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Local Riemannian geometry (53B20) Classes of solutions; algebraically special solutions, metrics with symmetries for problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C20)

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