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Poisson algebra of quasilocal angular momentum and its asymptotic limit

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2024-06-03 v1

Abstract

We study the previously proposed quasilocal angular momentum of gravitational fields in the absence of isometries. The quasilocal angular momentum L(ξ)L(\xi) has the following attractive properties; ({\it i}) it follows from the Einstein's constraint equations, ({\it ii}) it satisfies the Poisson algebra {L(ξ),L(η)}P.B.=(1/16π)L([ξ,η]L)\{L(\xi), L(\eta) \}_{\rm P.B.} =({1/16\pi)}\, L( [\xi, \eta]_{\rm L} ), ({\it iii}) its Poisson algebra reduces to the standard SO(3)SO(3) algebra of angular momentum at null infinity, and ({\it iv}) it reproduces the standard value for the Kerr spacetime at null infinity. It will be argued that our definition is a quasilocal and canonical generalization of A. Rizzi's geometric definition at null infinity. We also propose a new definition of an {\it invariant} quasilocal angular momentum L2L^{2} such that {L2,L(ξ)}P.B.=0\{ L^2, L(\xi) \}_{\rm P.B.} = 0, which becomes (ma)2(ma)^{2} at the null infinity of the Kerr spacetime. Therefore, it may be regarded as a quasilocal generalization of the Casimir invariant of ordinary angular momentum in the flat spacetime.

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@article{arxiv.2405.20537,
  title  = {Poisson algebra of quasilocal angular momentum and its asymptotic limit},
  author = {Jong Hyuk Yoon and Seung Hun Oh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.20537},
  year   = {2024}
}