Relativistic Finsler geometry

DOI10.1002/MMA.2919MaRDI QIDQ2870733zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors A. P. Kouretsis, M. Stathakopoulos, P. C. Stavrinos

Publication date 21 January 2014

Published in Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1301.7652

zbMATH Keywords

colorexpansionFinsler geometrylocal anisotropyparallel displacementshearvorticity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Local differential geometry of Finsler spaces and generalizations (areal metrics) (53B40) General relativity (83C99) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05)

Abstract: We briefly review some basic concepts of parallel displacement in Finsler geometry. In general relativity, the parallel translation of objects along the congruence of the fundamental observer corresponds to the evolution in time. By dropping the quadratic restriction on the measurement of an infinitesimal distance, the geometry is generalized to a Finsler structure. Apart from curvature a new property of the manifold complicates the geometrodynamics, the color. The color brings forth an intrinsic local anisotropy and many quantities depend on position and to a "supporting" direction. We discuss this direction dependence and some physical interpretations. Also, we highlight that in Finsler geometry the parallel displacement isn't necessarily always along the "supporting" direction. The latter is a fundamental congruence of the manifold and induces a natural 1+3 decomposition. Its internal deformation is given through the evolution of the irreducible components of vorticity, shear and expansion.

Review text

The authors show how the geometry can be generalized to a Finsler structure. In the paper a new property of the manifold is introduced: color. It is shown that the color brings forth an intrinsic local anisotropy and to a `supporting' direction. The direction dependence and some physical interpretations are discussed. The authors show that in Finsler geometry the parallel displacement is not necessary along the `supporting' direction. It is shown that: (a) the `supporting' direction is a fundamental congruence of the manifold and induces a natural \(3+1\) decomposition; (b) its internal deformation is given through the evolution of the irreducible components of vorticity, shear, and expansion.

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