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Topologically modified Einstein equation: a solution with singularities on $\mathbb{S}^3$

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2024-09-04 v4

Abstract

Vigneron [Foundations of Physics, 54, 15, (2024)] recently proposed a modification of general relativity in which a non-dynamical term related to the spatial topology is introduced in the Einstein equation. The original motivation for this theory is to allow for the non-relativistic limit to exist in any physical topology. In the present paper, we derive a first inhomogeneous exact vacuum solution of this theory for a spherical topology, assuming staticity and spherical symmetry. The metric represents a black hole and a repulsive singularity at opposite poles of a 3-sphere. The solution is similar to the Schwarzschild metric, but the spacelike infinity is cut, and replaced by a repulsive singularity at finite distance, implying that the spacelike hypersurfaces have finite volume, and the total mass is zero. We discuss how this solution paves the way to massive, non-static solutions of this theory, more directly relevant for cosmology.

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@article{arxiv.2311.06927,
  title  = {Topologically modified Einstein equation: a solution with singularities on $\mathbb{S}^3$},
  author = {Quentin Vigneron and Áron Szabó and Pierre Mourier},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.06927},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

23+6 pages, 6 figures, minor corrections

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