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Quasi-Asimptotically Flat Spacetimes and Their ADM Mass

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-10-28 v1

Abstract

We define spacetimes that are asymptotically flat, except for a deficit solid angle α\alpha, and present a definition of their ``ADM'' mass, which is finite for this class of spacetimes, and, in particular, coincides with the value of the parameter MM of the global monopole spacetime studied by Vilenkin and Barriola . Moreover, we show that the definition is coordinate independent, and explain why it can, in some cases, be negative.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9611043,
  title  = {Quasi-Asimptotically Flat Spacetimes and Their ADM Mass},
  author = {Ulises Nucamendi and Daniel Sudarsky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9611043},
  year   = {2009}
}

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