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This work presents a novel methodology for deriving stationary and axially symmetric solutions to Einstein field equations using the 1+3 tetrad formalism. This approach reformulates the Einstein equations into first order scalar equations,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-12-23 J. Ospino , J. L. Hernández-Pastora , A. V. Araujo-Salcedo , L. A. Núñez

We prove that there are infinitely many pairs of homeomorphic non-diffeomorphic smooth 4-manifolds, such that in each pair one manifold admits an Einstein metric and the other does not. We also show that there are closed 4-manifolds with…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2014-11-11 D. Kotschick

We review analytical solutions of the Einstein equations which are expressed in terms of elementary functions and describe Friedmann-Lema\^itre-Robertson-Walker universes sourced by multiple (real or effective) perfect fluids with constant…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-12-15 Valerio Faraoni , Sonia Jose , Steve Dussault

This paper contains a classification of all 3-dimensional manifolds with constant scalar curvature $S \not= 0$ that carry a non-trivial solution of the Einstein-Dirac equation.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2009-10-31 Thomas Friedrich

We prove that for every natural number k there are simply connected topological four-manifolds which have at leat k distinct smooth structures supporting Einstein metrics, and also have infinitely many distinct smooth structures not…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2007-05-23 V. Braungardt , D. Kotschick

We present a simple technique for generating new solutions of Einstein's equations using such function transformations that leave the field equations in the Ernst form. In this context we recover all the known covariant transformations of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Roberto Bergamini , Stefano Viaggiu

We present a simple method to obtain vacuum solutions of Einstein's equations in parabolic coordinates starting from ones with cylindrical symmetries. Furthermore, a generalization of the method to a more general situation is given together…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Stefano Viaggiu

Assuming conformally flat metric we obtain inhomogeneous solutions of Einstein equations with the energy-momentum of a viscous fluid. We suggest that the viscous solution can be applied as a model of an expanding inhomogeneous dark energy.

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-03-31 Z. Haba

In this manuscript we investigate the intrinsically flat (space-flat) spacetimes as viable cosmological models. We show that they have a natural geometric structure which is suitable to describe inhomogeneous matter distributions forming a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-02-25 Eduardo Bittencourt , Leandro G. Gomes , Grasiele B. Santos

A new method of solving the Einstein-Friedmann dynamical equations of a spatially homogeneous and isotropic universe is presented. The method is applicable when the equation of state of the material content assumes the form P=(g -1) rho, g…

Classical Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Valerio Faraoni

A new solution to the Einstein-Maxwell field equations is presented describing a cylindrically symmetric homogeneous cosmology. The solution is conformally flat, it possesses seven Killing vectors of which the timelike one is rotating and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Hector Vargas Rodriguez

We present a method for generating exact solutions of Einstein equations in vacuum using harmonic maps, when the spacetime possesses two commutating Killing vectors. This method consists in writing the axisymmetric stationry Einstein…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-22 Tonatiuh Matos , Jerzy Plebanski

In this work we initiate the mathematical study of naked singularities for the Einstein vacuum equations in $3+1$ dimensions by constructing solutions which correspond to the exterior region of a naked singularity. A key element is our…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-10-20 Igor Rodnianski , Yakov Shlapentokh-Rothman

We consider general relativity with cosmological constant minimally coupled to electromagnetic field and assume that four-dimensional space-time manifold is the warped product of two surfaces with Lorentzian and Euclidean signature metrics.…

General Physics · Physics 2019-07-31 D. E. Afanasev , M. O. Katanaev

There are many numerical methods for solving partial different equations (PDEs) on manifolds such as classical implicit, finite difference, finite element, and isogeometric analysis methods which aim at improving the interoperability…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-11-17 Wenrui Hao , Jonathan D. Hauenstein , Margaret H. Regan , Tingting Tang

In this paper, we study the solvmanifolds constructed from any parabolic subalgebras of any semisimple Lie algebras. These solvmanifolds are naturally homogeneous submanifolds of symmetric spaces of noncompact type. We show that the Ricci…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-11-08 Hiroshi Tamaru

The paper presents results for deriving closed-form analytic solutions of the non-relativistic linear perturbation equations, which govern the evolution of inhomogeneities in a homogeneous spatially flat multicomponent cosmological model.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-22 H. J. Haubold , A. M. Mathai

We study Einstein metrics on smooth compact 4-manifolds with an edge-cone singularity of specified cone angle along an embedded 2-manifold. To do so, we first derive modified versions of the Gauss-Bonnet and signature theorems for arbitrary…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2017-05-17 Michael Atiyah , Claude LeBrun

We discuss the linearization of Einstein equations in the presence of a cosmological constant, by expanding the solution for the metric around a flat Minkowski space-time. We demonstrate that one can find consistent solutions to the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-04-14 Jose Bernabeu , Catalina Espinoza , Nick E. Mavromatos

The main objective of this work, is to show two inequivalent methods to obtain new spherical symmetric solutions of Einstein's Equations with anisotropy in the pressures in isotropic coordinates. This was done inspired by the MGD method,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-01-08 C. Las Heras , P. León