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The Bel-Robinson tensor and the classical pseudotensors

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2022-12-29 v1

Abstract

Describing the gravitational energy and momentum, the Bel-Robinson tensor is the best tensor. However, the classical pseudotensors can also manage the the same job. As Deser mentioned in 1999, a certain linear combination between Einstein pseudotensor and Landau-Lifshitz pseudoetnsor give a pure Bel-Robinson tensor. Here we used the same idea but adapted the harmonic gauge, we found that all the classical pseudotensor alone cannot give a multiple of the Bel-Robinson tensor. But under a modification, all of them contribute the same energy-momentum and stress as the Bel-Robinson tensor does.

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@article{arxiv.2212.13546,
  title  = {The Bel-Robinson tensor and the classical pseudotensors},
  author = {Lau Loi So},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2212.13546},
  year   = {2022}
}

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7 pages

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