Positioning with stationary emitters in a two-dimensional space-time

Details Positioning with stationary emitters in a two-dimensional space-time Positioning with stationary emitters in a two-dimensional space-time

2006-07-10

arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0607037v2

Phys.Rev. D74 (2006) 104003

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

14 pages; 5 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevD.74.104003

The basic elements of the relativistic positioning systems in a two-dimensional space-time have been introduced in a previous work [Phys. Rev. D {\bf 73}, 084017 (2006)] where geodesic positioning systems, constituted by two geodesic emitters, have been considered in a flat space-time. Here, we want to show in what precise senses positioning systems allow to make {\em relativistic gravimetry}. For this purpose, we consider stationary positioning systems, constituted by two uniformly accelerated emitters separated by a constant distance, in two different situations: absence of gravitational field (Minkowski plane) and presence of a gravitational mass (Schwarzschild plane). The physical coordinate system constituted by the electromagnetic signals broadcasting the proper time of the emitters are the so called {\em emission coordinates}, and we show that, in such emission coordinates, the trajectories of the emitters in both situations, absence and presence of a gravitational field, are identical. The interesting point is that, in spite of this fact, particular additional information on the system or on the user allows not only to distinguish both space-times, but also to complete the dynamical description of emitters and user and even to measure the mass of the gravitational field. The precise information under which these dynamical and gravimetric results may be obtained is carefully pointed out.

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