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On the link between the Maxwell and linearised Einstein equations on Schwarzschild

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2020-04-20 v1

Abstract

In this short note we shall demonstrate that given a smooth solution γ\gamma to the linearised Einstein equations on Schwarzschild which is supported on the l2l\geq 2 spherical harmonics and expressed relative to a transverse and traceless gauge then one can construct from it a smooth solution to the sourced Maxwell equations expressed relative to a generalised Lorentz gauge. Here the Maxwell current is constructed from those gauge-invariant combinations of the components of γ\gamma which are determined by solutions to the Regge--Wheeler and Zerilli equations. The result thus provides an elegant link between the spin 1 and spin 2 equations on Schwarzschild.

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@article{arxiv.1907.09521,
  title  = {On the link between the Maxwell and linearised Einstein equations on Schwarzschild},
  author = {Thomas Johnson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1907.09521},
  year   = {2020}
}

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9 pages

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