Time-periodic solutions of the Einstein's field equations Ⅰ:general framework

In this paper,we develop a new algorithm to find the exact solutions of the Einstein's field equations.Time-periodic solutions are constructed by using the new algorithm.The singularities of the time-periodic solutions are investigated and some new physical phenomena,such as degenerate event horizon and time-periodic event horizon,are found.The applications of these solutions in modern cosmology and general relativity are expected.     

The Gravitational Field of a Radiating and Contracting Spherically-Symmetric Body with Heat Flow

A model of a highly idealized spherically symmetric object radiating away its mass with constant luminosity is presented. The body starts at t = – with both infinite mass and radius and contracts to a point at t = 0 without forming an event horizon. Its material particles are moving non-geodesically and shearfree while transporting heat to the surface. Unlike in some radiating star models of a similar type, all physically required conditions are satisfied in this model.     

Well-posed constraint-preserving boundary conditions for the AA formulation of Einstein's equations

In this paper, we address the problem of artificial boundary conditions for the symmetric linearized hyperbolic formulation of Einstein's equations introduced in [A.M. Alekseenko, D.N. Arnold, New first-order formulation for the Einstein equations, Phys. Rev. D (3) 68 (6) (2003) 064013, 6 pp.]. We prescribe simple boundary conditions that make the problem well-posed and preserve the constraints.     

An Event Dimension for Modeling Damping Due to Time-Varying Forcing Frequency

This article presents an original method for evaluating thedissipative effect in SDOF systems due to the transient phenomenongenerated by time-varying forcing frequencies. The main contributionlies in the use of an event dimension, as additional dimension, andEinstein's method for highlighting and proving the existence of adamping term in the equation of the motion. The variational problem ofthe metric of a pseudo-Riemannian space gives the geodesic equations andthe equation of the motion. The application is concerned with aspring-pendulum system and the associated experimental investigationpermits validating the method proposed. The influence of the variationof the forcing frequency is highlighted using two different load cases:it is shown that the damping depends on the forcing frequency variation.     

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.     

Review: Kerr-Schild and Generalized Metric Motions

In this work we study in detail new kinds of motions of the metric tensor. The work is divided into two main parts. In the first part we study the general existence of Kerr-Schild motions — a recently introduced metric motion. We show that generically, Kerr-Schild motions give rise to finite dimensional Lie algebras and are isometrizable, i.e., they are in a one-to-one correspondence with a subset of isometries of a (usually different) spacetime. This is similar to conformal motions. There are however some exceptions that yield infinite dimensional algebras in any dimension of the manifold. We also show that Kerr-Schild motions may be interpreted as some kind of metric symmetries in the sense of having associated some geometrical invariants. In the second part, we suggest a scheme able to cope with other new candidates of metric motions from a geometrical viewpoint. We solve a set of new candidates which may be interpreted as the seeds of further developments and relate them with known methods of finding new solutions to Einstein's field equations. The results are similar to those of Kerr-Schild motions, yet a richer algebraic structure appears. In conclusion, even though several points still remain open, the wealth of results shows that the proposed concept of generalized metric motions is meaningful and likely to have a spin-off in gravitational physics. We end by listing and analyzing some of those open points.     

Remarks on interpretations of the Eotvos experiment and misinterpretation of E=mc^2

The Eotvos experiment on the verification of equivalence between inertial mass and gravitational mass of a body is famous for its accuracy. A question is, however, can these experimental results be applied to the case of a physical space in general relativity, where the space coordinates could be arbitrary？ It is pointed out that it can be validly applied because it has been proven that Einstein＇s equivalence principle for a physical space must have a frame of reference with the Euclidean-like structure. Will claimed further that such an overall accuracy can be translated into an accuracy of the equivalence between inertial mass and each type of energy. It is shown that, according to general relativity, such a claim is incorrect. The root of this problem is due to an inadequate understanding of special relativity that produced the famous equation E=mc^2, which must be understood in terms of energy conservation. Concurrently, it is pointed out that this error is a problem in Will＇s book, ‘Theory and Experiment in Gravitational Physics＇.     

The bending of light ray and unphysical solutions in general relativity

In general relativity, according to Einstein, a gauge is related to the time dilation and the space contractions, and thus a physically realizable gauge should be unique for a given frame of reference. Since more than one metric solution for the same frame can produce the same deflection angle, this means that an invalid space－time metric can produce the correct deflection angle for a light ray. To demonstrate this with an unambiguous example, we consider a new extreme case that there is no space contraction in the radius direction while the conditions of asymptotic flatness and the requirement for gravitational red shifts are satisfied. This solution has a distinct characteristic of "space expansion" in the other directions. Nevertheless, it turns out that, in spite of requiring far more subtle calculations, the resulting deflection angle of a light ray is the same. An interesting property of this new solution is that its event horizon corresponds to an arbitrary integral constant. Thus, this calculation demonstrates beyond doubt that an unphysical solution can produce the correct first-order approximation of light bending. This makes it clear that there is a main difference between local effects such as the gravitational red shifts and the local light speeds, which are not gauge invariant, and integrated effects such as the bending of light, which can be (restricted) gauge invariant.