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Lagrangian Formulation of the Raychaudhuri Equation in Non-Riemannian Geometry

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arxiv 2312.06418 v1 pith:EZEZLH7J submitted 2023-12-11 gr-qc math-phmath.DGmath.MP

Lagrangian Formulation of the Raychaudhuri Equation in Non-Riemannian Geometry

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keywords equationcongruencegeometrynon-riemannianraychaudhuriscalarcurvesderived
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The Raychaudhuri equation for a congruence of curves in a general non-Riemannian geometry is derived. A formal connection is established between the expansion scalar and the cross-sectional volume of the congruence. It is found that the expansion scalar is equal to the fractional rate of change of volume, weighted by a scalar factor that depends on the non-Riemannian features of the geometry. Treating the congruence of curves as a dynamical system, an appropriate Lagrangian is derived such that the corresponding Euler-Lagrange equation is the Raychaudhuri equation. A Hamiltonian formulation and Poisson brackets are also presented.

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