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arxiv: gr-qc/9403057 · v1 · submitted 1994-03-29 · 🌀 gr-qc

Total Mass-Momentum of Arbitrary Initial-Data Sets in General Relativity

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keywords mass-momentumgeneralinitial-dataspacearbitraryasymptoticformhermitian
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For an asymptotically flat initial-data set in general relativity, the total mass-momentum may be interpreted as a Hermitian quadratic form on the complex, two-dimensional vector space of ``asymptotic spinors''. We obtain a generalization to an arbitrary initial-data set. The mass-momentum is retained as a Hermitian quadratic form, but the space of ``asymptotic spinors'' on which it is a function is modified. Indeed, the dimension of this space may range from zero to infinity, depending on the initial data. There is given a variety of examples and general properties of this generalized mass-momentum.

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