Published April 22, 1968
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Journal Article
Sign of gravitational energy
- Creators
- Brill, D.
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Deser, S.
- Faddeev, L.
Abstract
The general variational property of the total energy of a general relativistic system, that it is extremized by the vacuum state (flat space), is established in a simple fashion from the Hamiltonian nature of the theory. Its relation to the positiveness problem is discussed.
Additional Information
© 1968 Published by Elsevier. Received 1 April 1968. Work supported by USAF, OAR under OSR grant AF368-67. We thank the Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques for their hospitality.Additional details
- Eprint ID
- 91090
- DOI
- 10.1016/0375-9601(68)90533-1
- Resolver ID
- CaltechAUTHORS:20181120-133840063
- AF368-67
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
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