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 to the linearised Einstein equations on Schwarzschild which is supported on the 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 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