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Asymptotic flatness at spatial infinity in higher dimensions

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-11-19 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

A definition of asymptotic flatness at spatial infinity in dd dimensions (d4d\geq 4) is given using the conformal completion approach. Then we discuss asymptotic symmetry and conserved quantities. As in four dimensions, in dd dimensions we should impose a condition at spatial infinity that the "magnetic" part of the dd-dimensional Weyl tensor vanishes at faster rate than the "electric" part does, in order to realize the Poincare symmetry as asymptotic symmetry and construct the conserved angular momentum. However, we found that an additional condition should be imposed in d>4d>4 dimensions.

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@article{arxiv.0902.1583,
  title  = {Asymptotic flatness at spatial infinity in higher dimensions},
  author = {Kentaro Tanabe and Norihiro Tanahashi and Tetsuya Shiromizu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0902.1583},
  year   = {2009}
}

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10 pages

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