Geodesic Deviation in Regge Calculus

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1998-10-08

arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9810031v1

Class.Quant.Grav. 16 (1999) 2381-2391

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

9 pages. Latex 2e with 5 EPS figures. Submitted to CQG

Scientific paper

10.1088/0264-9381/16/7/315

Geodesic deviation is the most basic manifestation of the influence of gravitational fields on matter. We investigate geodesic deviation within the framework of Regge calculus, and compare the results with the continuous formulation of general relativity on two different levels. We show that the continuum and simplicial descriptions coincide when the cumulative effect of the Regge contributions over an infinitesimal element of area is considered. This comparison provides a quantitative relation between the curvature of the continuous description and the deficit angles of Regge calculus. The results presented might also be of help in developing generic ways of including matter terms in the Regge equations.

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