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A positive energy theorem for Einstein-aether and Ho\v{r}ava gravity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2013-05-29 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Energy positivity is established for a class of solutions to Einstein-aether theory and the IR limit of Ho\v{r}ava gravity within a certain range of coupling parameters. The class consists of solutions where the aether 4-vector is divergence free on a spacelike surface to which it is orthogonal (which implies that the surface is maximal). In particular, this result holds for spherically symmetric solutions at a moment of time symmetry.

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@article{arxiv.1108.1835,
  title  = {A positive energy theorem for Einstein-aether and Ho\v{r}ava gravity},
  author = {David Garfinkle and Ted Jacobson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.1835},
  year   = {2013}
}

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4 pages

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