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Surface gravities for non-Killing horizons

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2013-06-18 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

There are many logically and computationally distinct characterizations of the surface gravity of a horizon, just as there are many logically rather distinct notions of horizon. Fortunately, in standard general relativity, for stationary horizons, most of these characterizations are degenerate. However, in modified gravity, or in analogue spacetimes, horizons may be non-Killing or even non-null, and hence these degeneracies can be lifted. We present a brief overview of the key issues, specifically focusing on horizons in analogue spacetimes and universal horizons in modified gravity.

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@article{arxiv.1302.2383,
  title  = {Surface gravities for non-Killing horizons},
  author = {Bethan Cropp and Stefano Liberati and Matt Visser},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1302.2383},
  year   = {2013}
}

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