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Dynamically generated embeddings of spacetime

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-11-11 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We discuss how embeddings in connection with the Campbell-Magaard (CM) theorem can have a physical interpretation. We show that any embedding whose local existence is guaranteed by the CM theorem can be viewed as a result of the dynamical evolution of initial data given in a four-dimensional spacelike hypersurface. By using the CM theorem, we establish that for any analytic spacetime, there exist appropriate initial data whose Cauchy development is a five-dimensional vacuum space into which the spacetime is locally embedded. We shall see also that the spacetime embedded is Cauchy stable with respect these the initial data.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0503103,
  title  = {Dynamically generated embeddings of spacetime},
  author = {F. Dahia and C. Romero},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0503103},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

(8 pages, 1 figure). A section on Cauchy Stability of the embedding was added. (To appear in Class. Quant. Grav.)