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Radiating jump conditions in General Relativity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2021-02-02 v1

Abstract

We present a unified description of spherical discontinuity surfaces in General Relativity based on two parameters: mass function and surface permeability. The surfaces considered are: \textit{Impulsive fronts}, massive permeable layer; \textit{Surface layers}, massive impermeable layer; \textit{Shock fronts}, massless permeable surface; and \textit{Boundary surfaces}, massless impermeable surface. We derive the exact jump conditions for the physical variables across all these surfaces. Finally, we discuss the quasi-static approximation from studying slow hydrodynamic processes involving discontinuity surfaces.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2102.00507,
  title  = {Radiating jump conditions in General Relativity},
  author = {L. F Castañeda-Godoy and J. Ospino and L. A. Núñez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2102.00507},
  year   = {2021}
}
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