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Can one detect a non-smooth null infinity?

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-11-07 v1

Abstract

It is shown that the precession of a gyroscope can be used to elucidate the nature of the smoothness of the null infinity of an asymptotically flat spacetime (describing an isolated body). A model for which the effects of precession in the non-smooth null infinity case are of order r2lnrr^{-2}\ln r is proposed. By contrast, in the smooth version the effects are of order r3r^{-3}. This difference should provide an effective criterion to decide on the nature of the smoothness of null infinity.

Cite

@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0108049,
  title  = {Can one detect a non-smooth null infinity?},
  author = {Juan A. Valiente-Kroon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0108049},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

6 pages, to appear in Class. Quantum Grav