Singular shell embedded into a cosmological model

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Abstract: We generalize Israel's formalism to cover singular shells embedded in a non-vacuum Universe. That is, we deduce the relativistic equation of motion for a thin shell embedded in a Schwarzschild/Friedmann-Lemaitre-Robertson-Walker spacetime. Also, we review the embedding of a Schwarzschild mass into a cosmological model using "curvature" coordinates and give solutions with (Sch/FLRW) and without the embedded mass (FLRW).


This paper extends the applicability of Israel's thin shell formalism to singular shells embedded in a non-vacuum universe. To this end, a Schwarzschild mass is embedded into a general Friedman-Lemaitre-Robertson-Walker (FLRW) spacetime using curvature coordinates. Building on earlier work by \textit{R. Gautreau} [Newton's absolute time and space in general relativity, Am. J. Phys. 68, No. 4, 350--366 (2000)], Israel's formalism is generalized to cover singular shells in a Schwarzschild/FLRW background.











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