scholarly journals Tetrads and the Gravitational-inertial Field

1974 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 131 ◽  
Author(s):  
GE Marsh

The tetrad formulation of general relativity allows a non-tensorial decomposition of the gravitational field into two components which have been thought to represent the permanent and inertial parts. It is shown here that this division does not hold for arbitrary motions in a flat space-time, and therefore cannot be expected to hold in more general spaces.

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (14) ◽  
pp. 2353-2359 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. I. COOPERSTOCK ◽  
M. J. DUPRE

In this essay, we introduce a new approach to energy–momentum in general relativity. Space–time, as opposed to space, is recognized as the necessary arena for its examination, leading us to define new extended space–time energy and momentum constructs. From local and global considerations, we conclude that the Ricci tensor is the required element for a localized expression of energy–momentum to include the gravitational field. We present and rationalize a fully invariant extended expression for space–time energy, guided by Tolman's well-known energy integral for an arbitrary bounded stationary system. This raises fundamental issues which we discuss. The role of the observer emerges naturally and we are led to an extension of the uncertainty principle to general relativity, of particular relevance to ultra-strong gravity.


2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Edward A. Walker

<p class="1Body">A summarization of the Alcubierre metric is given in comparison to a new metric that has been formulated based on the theoretical assertion of a recently published paper entitled “gravitational space-time curve generation via accelerated particles”. The new metric mathematically describes a warp field where particle accelerators can theoretically generate gravitational space-time curves that compress or contract a volume of space-time toward a hypothetical vehicle traveling at a sub-light velocity contingent upon the amount of voltage generated. Einstein’s field equations are derived based on the new metric to show its compatibility to general relativity. The “time slowing” effects of relativistic gravitational time dilation inherent to the gravitational field generated by the particle accelerators is mathematically shown to be counteracted by a gravitational equilibrium point between an arrangement of two equal magnitude particle accelerators. The gravitational equilibrium point produces a volume of flat or linear space-time to which the hypothetical vehicle can traverse the region of contracted space-time without experiencing time slippage. The theoretical warp field possessing these attributes is referred to as the two gravity source warp field which is mathematically described by the new metric.</p>


1967 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 1328-1332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jürgen Ehlers

The transition from the (covariantly generalized) MAXWELL equations to the geometrical optics limit is discussed in the context of general relativity, by adapting the classical series expansion method to the case of curved space time. An arbitrarily moving ideal medium is also taken into account, and a close formal similarity between wave propagation in a moving medium in flat space time and in an empty, gravitationally curved space-time is established by means of a normal hyperbolic optical metric.


1988 ◽  
Vol 03 (13) ◽  
pp. 1227-1229 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. WIDOM ◽  
C.C. CHEN

Experimental probes of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon, which are sufficiently sensitive to probe electro-weak unification contributions to (g−2), are also sufficiently sensitive to test an interesting feature of general relativity. The gravitational field of the earth produces a background space-time metric which will influence (g−2) measurements.


1990 ◽  
Vol 05 (20) ◽  
pp. 1599-1604 ◽  
Author(s):  
I.L. BUCHBINDER ◽  
I.L. SHAPIRO ◽  
E.G. YAGUNOV

GUT’s in curved space-time is considered. The set of asymptotically free and asymptotically conformally invariant models based on the SU (N) gauge group is constructed. The general solutions of renormalization group equations are considered as the special ones. Several SU (2N) models, which are finite in flat space-time (on the one-loop level) and asymptotically conformally invariant in external gravitational field are also presented.


2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (27) ◽  
pp. 5025-5032 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. I. WANAS ◽  
M. A. BAKRY

Raychaudhuri equation is generalized in the parametrized absolute parallelism geometry. This version of absolute parallelism is more general than the conventional one. The generalization takes into account the suggested interaction between the quantum spin of the moving particle and the torsion of the background gravitational field. The generalized Raychaudhuri equation obtained contains some extra terms, depending on the torsion of space–time, that would have some effects on the singularity theorems of general relativity. Under a certain condition, this equation could be reduced to the original Raychaudhuri equation without any need for a vanishing torsion.


2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (23) ◽  
pp. 5491-5499 ◽  
Author(s):  
XIN-ZHOU LI ◽  
DAO-JUN LIU

The property and gravitational field of global monopole of tachyon are investigated in a four-dimensional static space–time. We give an exact solution of the tachyon field in the flat space–time background. Using the linearized approximation of gravity, we get the approximate solution of the metric. We also solve analytically the coupled Einstein and tachyon field equations which is beyond the linearized approximation to determine the gravitational properties of the monopole solution. We find that the metric of tachyon monopole represents an asymptotically AdS space–time with a small effective mass at the origin. We show that this relatively tiny mass is actually negative, as it is in the case of ordinary scalar field.


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