Spherically symmetric solutions of Einstein's equations in the presence of a conformally invariant scalar field

Metrics induced by a conformally invariant scalar field in both the absence and presence of electric charge are obtained and investigated. It is shown that the structure of the considered space-time is significantly different in three cases: 1)qa²⁺ G²/3g ² /4; 2)q²+G²/3=r _g ² /4 and 3)q²+G²/3>r _g ² /4. In the first case the space has a throat; in the second case there is a black hole, and in the third the space — time has the properties of the Reissner — Nordström space forq²>r _g ² /4.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 12, pp. 80–85, December, 1978.     

Hyperfunction solutions of the zero-rest-mass field equations

In this paper it is shown how the Penrose transform maps tangential hyperfunction Dolbeault groups with coefficients in a power of the hyperplane section bundle on the hyperquadric of null twistors in projective twistor space isomorphically to all hyperfunction solutions of the massless field equations of nonnegative helicity on compactified Minkowski space. This is an extension of the Penrose transform which generated real-analytic solutions of the same field equations on the same space (cf. Eastwood, M., Penrose, R., Wells, R.O., [10]). In additions, one obtains the result that each hyperfunction solution of the massless field equations of nonnegative helicity is the sum of massless fields of positive and negative frequency, a generalization of the usual Fourier decomposition for solutions with appropriate growth conditions.     

Electromagnetic decays of light mesons

The new data on the electromagnetic decays of “light” mesons are analyzed. Special attention is paid to rare electromagnetic leptonic decays of the type $\text{A}\text{→}\text{B}\text{l}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{l}{}^{\mathrm{?}}$ and to ways of using these processes for extracting information on the transition form factors of neutral mesons. Data on electromagnetic lepton processes of higher order, such as $\text{P}\text{→}\text{l}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{l}{}^{\mathrm{?}}$ and $\text{P}\text{′ →}\text{P}\text{l}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{l}{}^{\mathrm{?}}$, are also analyzed and we discuss present prospects for such investigations.     

Sinusoidal solutions to the aesthetic field equations

The aesthetic field equations do not resemble the wave equation, nor was the motivation behind them the wave equation. Nevertheless, we show that there exists a solution to the field equations that satisfies the wave equation. Integrability is also satisfied by this solution. Previously we showed that the Aesthetic Field Equations have particle solutions. Now we see that the equations also have sinusoidal solutions.     

Two-soliton solutions of relativistic field equations

Existence of solutions converging fort - to a superposition of two solitons is shown for a class of scalar, relativistic, field equations in two-dimensional space-time.     

Space-time defect solutions of the Einstein field equations

Ideas from the theory of defects in crystalline matter are combined with results from the direct gauge theory for the Poincaré group to obtain exact solutions of the Einstein field equations. Many of the solutions are sufficiently simple that the equations for geodesic motion can be solved in closed form. Some of these solutions exhibit unexpected behaviors and properties, such as geodesic motions with hyperlight speed and local time reversals relative to observers in the asymptotic Minkowski space-time at large distances from the defect core regions. However, these same geodesic motions are regular in the frames of reference attached to observers that move along the geodesies, and hence no established physical laws are broken by such solutions.     

New exact solutions of the Yang-Mills field equations

In this paper new exact solutions of the Yang-Mills SU(2) gauge field equations are obtained using the Carmeli-Charach-Kaye null-tetrad formalism. The solutions are classified and briefly discussed.     

Approximate radiative solutions of the Yang-Mills field equations

In this paper we look for the asymptotic radiative solutions of the Yang-Mills field equations. Considering the potential of the Yang-Mills field as a connection in a principal fibre bundle gives us a fully covariant formalism similar to the formalism of the General Relativity. Then we apply directly the results obtained by Mme Choquet-Bruhat for the gravitational field by means of the W.K.B. method. After deriving the equations for the asymptotic waves and interpreting the zero-order conditions as the initial conditions, we consider some known trivial solutions of the Yang-Mills field equations as the background field and construct the asymptotic waves explicitly. All the solutions considered turn out to be of the electromagnetic type, with some extra restrictions of the algebraic type.     

Exact solutions to Einstein field equations

In a recent paper Reboucas and d'Olival obtain an ordinary differential equation for a Bianchi type II metric with a rotating timelike congruence of geodesics, and obtain a particular solution of the differential equation. This paper completely integrates the differential equation.     

On homogeneous solutions of Einstein's field equations

In the first part of this paper we describe a formalism capable of finding all homogeneous solutions of Einstein's field equations with any arbitrary energy-impulse tensor. In the second part we find all homogeneous vacuum solutions.     

Higher-dimensional vacuum solutions of Einstein's field equations

Some general solutions of the (general)D-dimensional vacuum Einstein field equations are obtained. The four-dimensional properties of matter are studied by investigating whether the higher-dimensional vacuum field equations reduce (formally) to Einstein's four-dimensional theory with matter. It is found that the solutions obtained give rise to an induced four-dimensional cosmological perfect fluid with a (physically reasonable) linear equation of state.     

Ideals and solutions of nonlinear field equations

Families of horizontal ideals of contact manifolds of finite order are studied. Each horizontal ideal is shown to admit ann-dimensional module of Cauchy characteristic vectors that is also a module of annihilators (in the sense of Cartan) of the contact ideal. Since horizontal ideals are generated by 1-forms, any completely integrable horizontal ideal in the family leads to a foliation of the contact manifold by submanifolds of dimensionn on which the horizontal ideal vanishes. Explicit conditions are obtained under which an open subset of a leaf of this foliation is the graph of a solution map of the fundamental ideal that characterizes a given system of partial differential equations of finite order withn independent variables. The solution maps are obtained by sequential integration of systems of autonomous ordinary differential equations that are determined by the Cauchy characteristic vector fields for the problem. We show that every smooth solution map can be obtained in this manner. Let {_Vi¦1in} be a basis for the module of Cauchy characteristic vector fields that are in Jacobi normal form. If a subsidiary balance ideal admits each of then vector fieldsV _i as a smooth isovector field, then certain leaves of the foliation generated by the corresponding closed horizontal ideal are shown to be graphs of solution maps of the fundamental ideal. A subclass of these constructions agree with those of the Cartan-Kähler theorem. Conditions are also obtained under which every leaf of the foliation is the graph of a solution map. Solving a given system ofr partial differential equations withn independent variables on a first-order contact manifold is shown to be equivalent to the problem of constructing a complete system of independent first integrals. Properties of systems of first integrals are analyzed by studying the collection ISO[A _ij ] of all isovectors of the horizontal ideal. We show that ISO[A _ij ] admits the direct sum decomposition ^*[A _ij ]W[A _ij ] as a vector space, where ^*[A _ij ] is the module of Cauchy characteristics of the horizontal ideal. ISO[A _ij ] also forms a Lie algebra under the standard Lie product,^*[A _ij ] andW[A _ij ] are Lie subalgebras of ISO[A _ij ], and [A _ij ] is an ideal. A change of coordinates that resolves (straightens out) the canonical basis for ^*[A _ij ] is constructed. This change of coordinates is used to reduce the problem of solving the given system of PDE to the problem of root extraction of a system ofr functions ofn variables, and to establish the existence of solutions to a second-order system of overdetermined PDE that generate the subspaceW[A _ij ]. Similar results are obtained for second-order contact manifolds. Extended canonical transformations are studied. They are shown to provide algorithms for calculating large classes of closed horizontal ideals and a partial analog of classical Hamilton-Jacobi theory.     

Type N solutions of the vacuum scalar-tensor field equations

All solutions of the vacuum relativistic scalar-tensor field equations R=–,, are given in the case where the Weyl tensor is of Petrov-Penrose type N. These eight solutions are listed according to the Petrov-Plebaski classification of their trace-free Ricci tensor components and belong to the three classes[T–3S]_[1–1] (R,N), [3T–S]_[1–1](R,N) and [4N]_[2](O,N).     

A study of solutions to the aesthetic field equations

We have found hundreds of solutions to the integrability equations in aesthetic field theory. The behavior of the solutions to the aesthetic field equations depends on which solution to the integrability equations we take. From computer runs down a coordinate axis we have found a type of solution where we have a maximum and a minimum, as well as the field going to zero at large distances along both directions. This kind of solution is quite prevalent. We call this type of solution a pulse solution. We have found the pulse solution in two and three dimensions as well as four dimensions. It appears regardless of whether certain symmetries are present or absent. We have taken a two- or three-dimensional and made a four-dimensional theory from it with the use of a four-dimensionale i. This process we call imbedding. We have found imbedding has not affected the overall characteristics of the solution in the cases we considered. We were able to change the character of the solutions to some degree by altering the magnitude of some of the gammas—but this did not lead to solutions with significantly more wiggles. We also found an example of an oscillatory solution. The oscillations occurred in too regular a pattern to give a realistic model for basic behavior. However, this solution indicates that aesthetic field theory has more structure then we have ever seen before. We also obtained a solution in which errors took over so fast that the computer was literally helpless in telling us what is going on. In other solutions the field appears to increase without bounds. Whether this is due to singularities or to the presence of large numbers is not clear.     

Two simple solutions to Einstein's field equations

Metrics of the formds ²=dx ²+dy ²–dt ²+N ² dz ² are considered and found to contain rotating dust solutions as well as pure radiation fields.     

On axially symmetric solutions to the Higgs-Kibble-Yang-Mills field equations

The field equations for axially symmetric generalizations of the 't Hooft-Polyakov magnetic monopole are written out in a preferred coordinate system. It is argued that no soliton solutions exist when the product 2eg of the electric chargee with the magnetic chargeg is an even integer.Dedicated to Achille Papapetrou on the occasion of his retirement.     

Monopole-quadrupole static axisymmetric solutions of Einstein field equations

An infinite family of exact solutions of the Einstein vacuum equations for the static case with axial symmetry is presented in an explicit form. Each solution of this family contains two arbitrary parametersM andQ that represent the mass and quadrupole moment of the source. In addition, each solution can be interpreted physically as the pure relativistic quadrupole correction to the Schwarzschild solution at a given multipole order.