Published March 2007
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Time (in)dependence in general relativity
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Deser, S.
- Franklin, J.
Chicago
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Abstract
We clarify the conditions for Birkhoff's theorem, that is, time independence in general relativity. We work primarily at the linearized level where guidance from electrodynamics is particularly useful. As a bonus, we also review how the equivalence principle results from general relativity. The basic time-independent solutions due to Schwarzschild and Kerr provide concrete illustrations of the theorem. Only familiarity with Maxwell's equations and tensor analysis is required.
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© 2007 American Association of Physics Teachers. Received 6 July 2006; accepted 1 December 2006. I would like to thank L. Moriconi and C. Tomei for useful discussions. The remarks of two anonymous referees are gratefully acknowledged, especially for pointing out Ref. 7 and correcting the wave functions for the infinite potential well. This work has been partially supported by Faperj.Attached Files
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- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ)
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