“Meta”-rigid motions and frames of reference

We define the meta-rigid motions as particular classes of time-like congruences which are solutions of intrinsically defined partial differential equations that generalize Born's conditions. We consider in particular two hierarchies of such congruences. The first one is a geometrically motivated direct generalization of the symmetry concept inherent in Born congruences. The second one is an indirect generalization based on the conditions which guarantee the existence of a particular class of adapted coordinates of space, named quo-harmonic coordinates, whose definition is akin to the definition of harmonic coordinates but which differs from it in an essential point.     

An approximate global solution of Einstein’s equations for a rotating finite body

We obtain an approximate global stationary and axisymmetric solution of Einstein’s equations which can be considered as a simple star model: a self-gravitating perfect fluid ball with constant mass density rotating in rigid motion. Using the post-Minkowskian formalism (weak-field approximation) and considering rotation as a perturbation (slow-rotation approximation), we find second-order approximate interior and exterior (asymptotically flat) solutions to this problem in harmonic and quo-harmonic coordinates. In both cases, interior and exterior solutions are matched, in the sense of Lichnerowicz, on the surface of zero pressure to obtain a global solution. The resulting metric depends on three arbitrary constants: mass density, rotational velocity and the star radius at the non-rotation limit. The mass, angular momentum, quadrupole moment and other constants of the exterior metric are determined by these three parameters. It is easy to check that Kerr’s metric cannot be the exterior part of that metric.     

Hyperkähler metric and GMN ansatz on focus–focus fibrations

In this paper, we study the hyperkähler metric and practise GMN’s construction of hyperkähler metric on focus–focus fibrations. We explicitly compute the action–angle coordinates on the local model of focus–focus fibrations, and show its semi-global invariant should be harmonic to admit a compatible holomorphic 2-form. Then we study the canonical semi-flat metric on it. After the instanton correction, finally we are able to get a reconstruction of the generalized Ooguri–Vafa metric.     

Adapted harmonic coordinates

We obtain the necessary and sufficient conditions that a timelike congruence has to satisfy to admit three independent adapted harmonic coordinates of space, proving in the process that if it does then these coordinates are unique up to a linear transformation with constant coefficients. As a particular example we prove that irrotational pure Born (i.e. not Killing) congruences never admit a system of adapted harmonic coordinates of space.     

Invariant classification and the generalised invariant formalism: conformally flat pure radiation metrics

Metrics obtained by integrating within the generalised invariant formalism are structured around their intrinsic coordinates, and this considerably simplifies their invariant classification and symmetry analysis. We illustrate this by presenting a simple and transparent complete invariant classification of the conformally flat pure radiation metrics (except plane waves) in such intrinsic coordinates; in particular we confirm that the three apparently non-redundant functions of one variable are genuinely non-redundant, and easily identify the subclasses which admit a Killing and/or a homothetic Killing vector. Most of our results agree with the earlier classification carried out by Skea in the different Koutras–McIntosh coordinates, which required much more involved calculations; but there are some subtle differences. Therefore, we also rework the classification in the Koutras–McIntosh coordinates, and by paying attention to some of the subtleties involving arbitrary functions, we obtain complete agreement with the results obtained in intrinsic coordinates. We have corrected and completed statements and results by Edgar and Vickers, and by Skea, about the orders of Cartan invariants at which particular information becomes available.     

Hawking Temperature of a Static Black Hole in Harmonic Coordinates

Hawking radiation is usually studied in standard coordinates. In this paper, we calculate the Hawking temperature of a Schwarzschild black hole in harmonic coordinates, as well as that of a Reissner-Nordström black hole. The action of a scalar field near the event horizon can be formulated exactly without omitting some high-order terms. We show dimensional reduction for Hawking temperature is also valid for harmonic coordinates, and verify further that the results are independent on concrete coordinates. With the help of Lorentz transformation, our work might also serve as a basis to investigate the thermal radiation from a moving black hole.     

Solutions of five-dimensional general relativity without spatial symmetry

Conformastationary solutions of the five-dimensional vacuum Einstein equations, depending on one or two harmonic potentials, are constructed. The solutions depending on one potential fall in three distinct classes. Solutions of two of these classes may be combined to yield a class of solutions depending on two potentials, which correspond to the Israel-Wilson-Perjès solutions of the Einstein-Maxwell theory. The asymptotically flat solutions of this class describe systems of rotating electric or magnetic monopoles.     

The boost problem in general relativity

We show that any asymptotically flat initial data for the Einstein field equations have a development which includes complete spacelike surfaces boosted relative to the initial surface. Furthermore, the asymptotic fall off is preserved along these boosted surfaces and there exists a global system of harmonic coordinates on such a development. We also extend former results on global solutions of the constraint equations. By virtue of this extension, the constraint and evolution parts of the problem fit together exactly. Several theorems are given which concern the behaviour in the large of general classes of linear and quasilinear differential systems. This paper contains in addition a systematic exposition of the functional spaces employed.     

Simple separable expansions for calculating matrix elements of two-body local interactions with harmonic oscillator functions

A simple method is proposed to calculate the matrix elements of two-body local interactions using a harmonic oscillator basis (HOF). Using the properties of HOF, it is shown that any local potential can be replaced by a simple series for the purpose of calculating matrix elements. This series can be reduced to a finite sum when evaluating a matrix element. Its terms are separable functions of the coordinates of the two particles; hence the advantage of the method. In the present article we treat the most important components of the two-body interaction, namely central, two-body spin-orbit, and tensor forces. As a representation we have chosen spherical harmonic oscillator functions expressed with spherical coordinates. This technique appears to be very well adapted to and efficient for Hartree-Fock calculations in any representation of the HOF. A very interesting feature of this formulation is that it can be easily extended to calculations employing generalized HOF as defined by Wong.     

非对易相空间中各向同性谐振子的能级分裂

非对易空间的效应是出现在弦尺度下的一种物理效应. 本文介绍了量子力学非对易空间的代数关系; 讨论了非对易相空间中服从玻色-爱因斯坦统计的粒子的连续性条件, 最后给出了非对易相平面和非对易相空间中的线性谐振子的能级分裂.     

A new coordinate condition in general relativity

In this paper, a new coordinate condition in general relativity is proposed. This coordinate condition is just Euler's equations of the harmonic map theory. It is shown that in case of rectangular coordinates our coordinate condition reduces to Fock's harmonic coordinate condition. Using this new coordinate condition the different spherical symmetric solutions of the Einstein equations are discussed. The axisymmetric case is also investigated.     

Weak versus strong harmonic-expansion analyses of self-pulsing lasers: II—the inhomogeneously broadened system

A simple harmonic expansion method is applied to investigate some aspects of the dynamic properties of the integro-differential ‘Maxwell-Bloch’ equations that describe the self-pulsing regime of a single-mode inhomogeneously broadened laser. First, we show that the usual small perturbative methods only describe the transient relaxation oscillations, characteristic of the signal relaxing towards its permanent state, either stable or unstable. Second, we show that an adapted strong harmonic expansion analysis applied to the permanent pulsing solutions yields an accurate evaluation of the pulsing frequencies.     

Spherically symmetric perfect fluid solutions of Einstein's equations in noncomoving coordinates

Almost all known spherically symmetric perfect fluid solutions of Einstein's equations have been obtained in comoving coordinates and nearly all are shear-free. In this paper we study two solutions in noncomoving coordinates and show that they contain shear.     

Eine relativistische Bewegungsgleichung für das strahlende Elektron,die keine Selbstbeschleunigungs-Lösungen enthält

The equations of motion for a radiating charged point particle, derived in a preceding paper, are solved for some simple examples (no external forces, harmonic oscillator). We obtain solutions with reasonable behavior having no run-away solutions, as in other theories. We also compare our equations with some equations proposed by other authors.     

Gravitational multisolitons in two space dimensions

Two classes of regular solutions of five-dimensional general relativity, depending only on two space coordinates, and fulfilling boundary conditions appropriate to gravity theory in two space dimensions, are obtained. The solutions of the first class have a Euclidean spatial topology, while the solutions of the second class have two spatial end points connected byk wormholes.     

Exact Solutions for Einstein's Hyperbolic Geometric Flow

In this paper we investigate the Einstein's hyperbolic geometric flow and obtain some interesting exact solutions for this kind of flow. Many interesting properties of these exact solutions have also been analyzed and we believe that these properties of Einstein's hyperbolic geometric flow are very helpful to understanding the Einstein equations and the hyperbolic geometric flow.     

Interbasis expansions for isotropic harmonic oscillator

The exact solutions of the isotropic harmonic oscillator are reviewed in Cartesian, cylindrical polar and spherical coordinates. The problem of interbasis expansions of the eigenfunctions is solved completely. The explicit expansion coefficients of the basis for given coordinates in terms of other two coordinates are presented for lower excited states. Such a property is occurred only for those degenerated states for given principal quantum number n.     

Supersymmetry of FRW Barotropic Cosmologies

Barotropic FRW cosmologies are presented from the standpoint of nonrelativistic supersymmetry. First, we reduce the barotropic FRW system of differential equations to simple harmonic oscillator differential equations. Employing the factorization procedure, the solutions of the latter equations are divided into the two classes of bosonic (nonsingular) and fermionic (singular) cosmological solutions. We next introduce a coupling parameter denoted by K between the two classes of solutions and obtain barotropic cosmologies with dissipative features acting on the scale factors and spatial curvature of the universe. The K-extended FRW equations in comoving time are presented in explicit form in the low coupling regime. The standard barotropic FRW cosmologies correspond to the dissipationless limit K = 0.     

The sources of the A and B degenerate static vacuum fields

We study some known static vacuum solutions of Einstein's equations, namely, the A and B metrics of Ehlers and Kundt. All of them have axial symmetry, so they can be transformed to the Weyl form. In Weyl coordinates log –g ₄₄ obeys a Laplace equation, and from this a source, calledthe Newtonian image source, can be identified. We use the image sources to give a possible interpretation to the metrics. The procedure is successful in some cases. In others it fails because the Weyl transform does not have reasonable properties at infinity.