Asymptotic Structure of Symmetry Reduced General Relativity

Details Asymptotic Structure of Symmetry Reduced General Relativity Asymptotic Structure of Symmetry Reduced General Relativity

1996-08-16

arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9608042v1

Phys.Rev. D55 (1997) 669-686

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

39 Pages, REVTEX, CGPG-96/5-1

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevD.55.669

Gravitational waves with a space-translation Killing field are considered. In this case, the 4-dimensional Einstein vacuum equations are equivalent to the 3-dimensional Einstein equations with certain matter sources. This interplay between 4- and 3- dimensional general relativity can be exploited effectively to analyze issues pertaining to 4 dimensions in terms of the 3-dimensional structures. An example is provided by the asymptotic structure at null infinity: While these space-times fail to be asymptotically flat in 4 dimensions, they can admit a regular completion at null infinity in 3 dimensions. This completion is used to analyze the asymptotic symmetries, introduce the analog of the 4-dimensional Bondi energy-momentum and write down a flux formula. The analysis is also of interest from a purely 3-dimensional perspective because it pertains to a diffeomorphism invariant 3-dimensional field theory with {\it local} degrees of freedom, i.e., to a midi-superspace. Furthermore, due to certain peculiarities of 3 dimensions, the description of null infinity does have a number of features that are quite surprising because they do not arise in the Bondi-Penrose description in 4 dimensions.

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