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Logarithmic Newman-Penrose constants for arbitrary polyhomogeneous spacetimes

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-10-31 v2

Abstract

A discussion of how to calculate asymptotic expansions for polyhomogeneous spacetimes using the Newman-Penrose formalism is made. The existence of logarithmic Newman-Penrose constants for a general polyhomogeneous spacetime (i.e. a polyhomogeneous spacetime such that Ψ0=\O(r3lnN3)\Psi_0=\O(r^{-3}\ln ^{N_3})) is addressed. It is found that these constants exist for the generic case.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9812004,
  title  = {Logarithmic Newman-Penrose constants for arbitrary polyhomogeneous spacetimes},
  author = {Juan Antonio Valiente Kroon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9812004},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

13 pages, section 5 supressed, typos corrected