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funct-an/9502001
On the $\Gamma$-equivariant form of the Berezin's quantization of the upper half plane
Let $\Gamma$ be a fuchsian subgroup of \pslr. In this paper we consider the $\Gamma$-equivariant form of the Berezin's quantization of the upper half plane which will correspond to a deformation quantization of the (singular) space $\Bbb H/\Gamma$. Our main result is that the von Neumann algebra associated to the $\Gam...
1995-02-07
2008-02-03
[ "funct-an", "hep-th", "math.OA" ]
Florin Radulescu (The University of Iowa)
funct-an/9501008
Diagonalization of compact operators in Hilbert modules over C*-algebras of real rank zero
It is known that the classical Hilbert--Schmidt theorem can be generalized to the case of compact operators in Hilbert $A$-modules $H_A^*$ over a $W^*$-algebra of finite type, i.e. compact operators in $H_A^*$ under slight restrictions can be diagonalized over $A$. We show that if $B$ is a weakly dense $C^*$-subalgebra...
1995-01-31
2008-02-03
[ "funct-an", "math.OA" ]
V.M.Manuilov
funct-an/9501006
Toward a general theory of transmutation
A general construction of transmutation operators is developed for selfadjoint operators in Gelfand triples. Theorems regarding analyticity of generalized eigenfunctions and Paley-Wiener properties are proved.
1995-01-25
2016-08-31
[ "funct-an", "math.FA", "math.RT" ]
A. Boumenir (K.F.U.P.M, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, visiting University of Illinois), and R. Carroll (Mathematics Dept., University of Illinois, Urbana)
funct-an/9501007
Lefschetz Numbers and Geometry of Operators in W*-modules
The main goal of the present paper is to generalize the results of~\cite{TroLNM,TroBoch} in the following way: To be able to define $K_0(A)\o\C$-valued Lefschetz numbers of the first type of an endomorphism $V$ on a C*-elliptic complex one usually assumes that $V=T_g$ for some representation $T_g$ of a compact group $G...
1995-01-24
2025-05-08
[ "funct-an", "math.OA" ]
Michael Frank (Universit\"at Leipzig, FB Mathematik/Informatik) and Evgenij V. Troitsky (Moscow State University, Fakulty of Mechanics and Mathematics)
funct-an/9501005
Capacity theory for monotone operators
If $Au=-div(a(x,Du))$ is a monotone operator defined on the Sobolev space $W^{1,p}(R^n)$, $1<p<+\infty$, with $a(x,0)=0$ for a.e. $x\in R^n$, the capacity $C_A(E,F)$ relative to $A$ can be defined for every pair $(E,F)$ of bounded sets in $R^n$ with $E\subset F$. We prove that $C_A(E,F)$ is increasing and countably sub...
1995-01-19
2008-02-03
[ "funct-an", "math.FA" ]
G. Dal Maso and I.V. Skrypnik
funct-an/9501004
Lusin's C-property is not valid for functional Hilbert modules
We show that elements of Hilbert $A$-module obtained by completion of the space of square-integrable functions on a space with measure $X$ taking values in a $C^*$-algebra $A$ cannot be viewed as $A$-valued functions on $X$ defined almost everywhere
1995-01-18
2016-08-31
[ "funct-an", "math.OA" ]
V.M.Manuilov
funct-an/9501003
Estimates of Lebesgue constants via Fourier transforms. Many dimensions
This is an attempt of a comprehensive survey of the results in which estimates of the norms of linear means of multiple Fourier series, the Lebesgue constants, are obtained by means of estimating the Fourier transform of a function generating such a method. Only few proofs are given in order to illustrate a general ide...
1995-01-16
2008-02-03
[ "funct-an", "math.FA" ]
Elijah Liflyand (Bar-Ilan University, Israel)
funct-an/9501002
Connection between Different Function Theories in Clifford Analysis
We describe an explicit connection between solutions to equations $Df=0$ (the Generalized Cauchy-Riemann equation) and $(D+M)f=0$, where operators $D$ and $M$ commute. The described connection allows to construct a ``function theory'' (the Cauchy theorem, the Cauchy integral, the Taylor and Laurent series etc.) for sol...
1995-01-03
2016-08-31
[ "funct-an", "hep-th", "math.FA" ]
Vladimir V. Kisil
funct-an/9501001
Lie-algebraic discretization of differential equations
A certain representation for the Heisenberg algebra in finite-difference operators is established. The Lie-algebraic procedure of discretization of differential equations with isospectral property is proposed. Using $sl_2$-algebra based approach, (quasi)-exactly-solvable finite-difference equations are described. It is...
1995-01-02
2009-10-28
[ "funct-an", "hep-lat", "hep-th", "math.FA" ]
Yuri Smirnov and Alexander Turbiner
gr-qc/9512050
Exact Gravitational Shock Wave Solution of Higher Order Theories
We find an {\it exact} pp--gravitational wave solution of the fourth order gravity field equations. Outside the (delta--like) source this {\it not} a vacuum solution of General Relativity. It represents the contribution of the massive, $m=(-\beta)^{-1/2}$, spin--two field associated to the Ricci squared term in the gra...
1995-12-30
2011-09-09
[ "gr-qc", "astro-ph", "hep-ph", "hep-th" ]
Manuela Campanelli (U. Konstanz) and Carlos O. Lousto (U. Utah)
gr-qc/9512049
Quantum Origin of Noise and Fluctuations in Cosmology
We address two basic issues in the theory of galaxy formation from fluctuations of quantum fields: 1) the nature and origin of noise and fluctuations and 2) the conditions for using a classical stochastic equation for their description. On the first issue, we derive the influence functional for a $\lambda \phi^4 $ fiel...
1995-12-29
2007-05-23
[ "gr-qc" ]
B. L. Hu, Juan Pablo Paz and Yuhong Zhang
gr-qc/9512048
On the oscillation spectra of ultracompact stars: An extensive survey of gravitational-wave modes
An extensive survey of gravitational-wave modes for uniform density stars is presented. The study covers stars ranging in compactness from $R/M=100$ to the limit of stability in general relativity: $R/M = 9/4$. We establish that polar and axial gravitational-wave modes exist for all these stellar models. Moreover, ther...
1995-12-29
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc", "astro-ph" ]
Nils Andersson, Yasufumi Kojima and Kostas D. Kokkotas
gr-qc/9512045
Dynamics of Gravitating Magnetic Monopoles
According to previous work on magnetic monopoles, static regular solutions are nonexistent if the vacuum expectation value of the Higgs field $\eta$ is larger than a critical value $\eta_{{\rm cr}}$, which is of the order of the Planck mass. In order to understand the properties of monopoles for $\eta>\eta_{{\rm cr}}$,...
1995-12-28
2011-09-09
[ "gr-qc", "astro-ph", "hep-th" ]
Nobuyuki Sakai
gr-qc/9512046
Dynamic Monopoles and Spacetime Structure
According to previous work on magnetic monopoles, static regular solutions are nonexistent if the vacuum expectation value of the Higgs field $\eta$ is larger than a critical value $\eta_{{\rm cr}}$, which is of the order of the Planck mass. In order to understand the properties of monopoles for $\eta>\eta_{{\rm cr}}$,...
1995-12-28
2008-02-03
[ "gr-qc", "astro-ph", "hep-th" ]
Nobuyuki Sakai
gr-qc/9512047
Non-minimal coupling, boundary terms and renormalization of the Einstein-Hilbert action
A consistent variational procedure applied to the gravitational action requires according to Gibbons and Hawking a certain balance between the volume and boundary parts of the action. We consider the problem of preserving this balance in the quantum effective action for the matter non-minimally coupled to metric. It is...
1995-12-28
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc", "hep-th" ]
A.O. Barvinsky and S.N. Solodukhin
gr-qc/9512044
Hawking Radiation Entropy and Horizon Divergences
We review the problem of divergences in one--loop thermodynamical quantities for matter fields in thermal equilibrium on a black hole background. We discuss a number of results obtained for various thermodynamical quantities. Then we discuss the ansatz called ``literal interpretation" of zeroth law of black hole mechan...
1995-12-28
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc" ]
F.Belgiorno and M.Martellini
gr-qc/9512043
The geometry of quantum spin networks
The discrete picture of geometry arising from the loop representation of quantum gravity can be extended by a quantum deformation. The operators for area and volume defined in the q-deformation of the theory are partly diagonalized. The eigenstates are expressed in terms of q-deformed spin networks. The q-deformation b...
1995-12-27
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc" ]
Roumen Borissov (Temple University), Seth Major (CGPG), and Lee Smolin (CGPG)
gr-qc/9512042
Poincare Sections of Hamiltonian Systems
A set of Maplev R.3 software routines, for plotting 2D/3D projections of Poincar\'e surfaces-of-section of Hamiltonian dynamical systems, is presented. The package consists of a plotting-command plus a set of facility-commands for a quick setup of the Hamilton equations of motion, initial conditions for numerical exper...
1995-12-26
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc", "astro-ph" ]
E.S.Cheb-Terrab and H.P. de Oliveira (Symb. Comp. Group, DFT-UERJ, Brazil)
gr-qc/9512041
Skein spaces and spin structures
This paper relates skein spaces based on the Kauffman bracket and spin structures. A spin structure on an oriented 3-manifold provides an isomorphism between the skein space for parameter A and the skein space for parameter -A. There is an application to Penrose's binor calculus, which is related to the tensor calcul...
1995-12-22
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc", "math.QA", "q-alg" ]
John W. Barrett
gr-qc/9512040
Quantizing Regge calculus
A discretized version of canonical gravity in (3+1)-d introduced in a previous paper is further developed, introducing the Liouville form and the Poisson brackets, and studying them in detail in an explicit parametrization that shows the nature of the variables when the second class constraints are imposed. It is then ...
1995-12-21
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc" ]
Giorgio Immirzi
gr-qc/9512039
The Goldberg--Kerr Approach to Lorentz Covariant Gravity
The approach to asymptotic electromagnetic fields introduced by Goldberg and Kerr is used to study various aspects of Lorentz Covariant Gravity. Retarded multipole moments of the source, the central objects of this study, are defined, and a sequence of conservation equations for these are derived. These equations are u...
1995-12-21
2007-05-23
[ "gr-qc" ]
Brien C. Nolan
gr-qc/9512038
A Semi-Analytical Method for the Evaluation of the Power Spectrum of a Rotating Observer
In this letter we propose a semi-analitical method of evaluation of the power spectrum of a circular moving Unruh-type detector using the method of residue and compare the spectrum with the already known result in the relativistic limit.
1995-12-20
2007-05-23
[ "gr-qc" ]
Daniel Mueller
gr-qc/9512037
A new approach to quantization of gravity. 2+1-dimensional example
In this paper the quantization of the 2$+$1-dimensional gravity couplet to the massless Dirac field is carried out. The problem is solved by the application of the new Dynamic Quantization Method [1,2]. It is well-known that in general covariant theories such as gravitation, a Hamiltonian is any linear combination of t...
1995-12-20
2007-05-23
[ "gr-qc" ]
S.N. Vergeles
gr-qc/9512036
On the constraint algebra of quantum gravity in the loop representation
Although an important issue in canonical quantization, the problem of representing the constraint algebra in the loop representation of quantum gravity has received little attention. The only explicit computation was performed by Gambini, Garat and Pullin for a formal point-splitting regularization of the diffeomorphis...
1995-12-20
2008-11-26
[ "gr-qc" ]
Bernd Bruegmann
gr-qc/9512035
Quantum-conformal Field theory
A theoretical study is made of conformal factors in certain types of physical theories based on classical differential geometry. Analysis of quantum versions of Weyl's theory suggest that similar field equations should be available in four, five and more dimensions. Various conformal factors are associated with the wav...
1995-12-19
2007-05-23
[ "gr-qc", "quant-ph" ]
Daniel C. Galehouse (University of Akron)
gr-qc/9512034
Quantum Geodesics
Classical methods of differential geometry are used to construct equations of motion for particles in quantum, electrodynamic and gravitational fields. For a five dimensional geometrical system, the equivalence principle can be extended. Local transformations generate the effects of electromagnetic and quantum fields. ...
1995-12-19
2007-05-23
[ "gr-qc", "quant-ph" ]
Daniel C. Galehouse (University of Akron)
gr-qc/9512032
Semiclassical collapse of a sphere of dust
The semiclassical collapse of a homogeneous sphere of dust is studied. After identifying the independent dynamical variables, the system is canonically quantised and coupled equations describing matter (dust) and gravitation are obtained. The conditions for the validity of the adiabatic (Born--Oppenheimer) and semiclas...
1995-12-18
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc", "hep-th" ]
Roberto Casadio and Giovanni Venturi (Department of Physics University of Bologna and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna)
gr-qc/9512033
Coleman-Weinberg SO(10) GUT Theories as Inflationary Models
The flat-space limit of the one-loop effective potential for SO(10) GUT theories in spatially flat Friedmann-Robertson-Walker cosmologies is applied to study the dynamics of the early universe. The numerical integration of the corresponding field equations shows that, for such grand unified theories, a sufficiently lon...
1995-12-18
2011-08-11
[ "gr-qc" ]
Giampiero Esposito, Gennaro Miele, and Pietro Santorelli
gr-qc/9512031
Quantum Cosmology and the Constants of Nature
In models where the constants of Nature can take more than one set of values, the cosmological wave function $\psi$ describes an ensemble of universes with different values of the constants. The probability distribution for the constants can be determined with the aid of the `principle of mediocrity' which asserts that...
1995-12-15
2007-05-23
[ "gr-qc", "astro-ph" ]
Alexander Vilenkin
gr-qc/9512030
Nature of singularity in Einstein-massless scalar theory
We study the static and spherically symmetric exact solution of the Einstein-massless scalar equations given by Janis, Newman and Winicour. We find that this solution satisfies the weak energy condition and has strong globally naked singularity.
1995-12-15
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc", "astro-ph", "hep-th" ]
K. S. Virbhadra, S. Jhingan and P. S. Joshi (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India)
gr-qc/9512028
A Fundamental Theorem of Space-times
The fundamental theorem of submanifolds is adapted to space-times. It is shown that the integrability conditions for the existence of submanifolds of a pseudo-Euclidean space contain the Einstein and Yang-Mills equations.
1995-12-14
2016-08-15
[ "gr-qc" ]
E. M. Monte and M.D. Maia (Universidade de Bras\'ilia)
gr-qc/9512029
Perfect-fluid cylinders and walls - sources for the Levi-Civita space-time
The diagonal metric tensor whose components are functions of one spatial coordinate is considered. Einstein's field equations for a perfect-fluid source are reduced to quadratures once a generating function, equal to the product of two of the metric components, is chosen. The solutions are either static fluid cylinders...
1995-12-14
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc" ]
Thomas G. Philbin
gr-qc/9512025
Probing the gravitational geon
The Brill-Hartle gravitational geon construct as a spherical shell of small amplitude, high frequency gravitational waves is reviewed and critically analyzed. The Regge-Wheeler formalism is used to represent gravitational wave perturbations of the spherical background as a superposition of tensor spherical harmonics an...
1995-12-12
2010-11-19
[ "gr-qc" ]
F.I. Cooperstock, V. Faraoni and G.P. Perry (University of Victoria)
gr-qc/9512027
Electromagnetism and Gravitation
The classical concept of "mass density" is not fundamental to the quantum theory of matter. Therefore, mass density cannot be the source of gravitation. Here, we treat electromagnetic energy, momentum, and stress as its source. The resulting theory predicts that the gravitational potential near any charged elementary p...
1995-12-12
2008-02-03
[ "gr-qc" ]
Kenneth Dalton
gr-qc/9512026
Time evolution and observables in constrained systems
The discussion is limited to first-class parametrized systems, where the definition of time evolution and observables is not trivial, and to finite dimensional systems in order that technicalities do not obscure the conceptual framework. The existence of reasonable true, or physical, degrees of freedom is rigorously de...
1995-12-12
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc" ]
Petr Hajicek
gr-qc/9512022
Inequivalence of First and Second Order Formulations in D=2 Gravity Models
The usual equivalence between the Palatini and metric (or affinity and vielbein) formulations of Einstein theory fails in two spacetime dimensions for its "Kaluza--Klein" reduced (as well as for its standard) version. Among the differences is the necessary vanishing of the cosmological constant in the first order forms...
1995-12-11
2009-11-19
[ "gr-qc" ]
S. Deser (Brandeis University)
gr-qc/9512023
Quasiclassical Dynamics in a Closed Quantum System
We consider Gell-Mann and Hartle's consistent histories formulation of quantum cosmology in the interpretation in which one history, chosen randomly according to the decoherence functional probabilities, is realised from each consistent set. We show that in this interpretation, if one assumes that an observed quasiclas...
1995-12-11
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc", "quant-ph" ]
Adrian Kent (DAMTP, University of Cambridge)
gr-qc/9512024
Introduction to the Effective Field Theory Description of Gravity
This is a pedagogical introduction to the treatment of general relativity as a quantum effective field theory. Gravity fits nicely into the effective field theory description and forms a good quantum theory at ordinary energies.
1995-12-11
2007-05-23
[ "gr-qc", "hep-ph", "hep-th" ]
John F. Donoghue (Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst)
gr-qc/9512021
Gravitating Chern-Simons vortices
The construction of self-dual vortex solutions to the Chern-Simons-Higgs model (with a suitable eighth-order potential) coupled to Einstein gravity in (2 + 1) dimensions is reconsidered. We show that the self-duality condition may be derived from the sole assumption $g_{00} = 1$. Next, we derive a family of exact, doub...
1995-12-11
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc", "hep-th" ]
G\'erard Cl\'ement
gr-qc/9512019
Spherically symmetric solutions of gravitation equations on the background with spatial sections of constant curvature
We investigate the vacuum and charged spherically symmetric static solutions of the Einstein equations on cosmological background. The background metric is not flat, but curved, with constant - curvature spatial sections. Both vacuum and charged cases contain two branches. The first branches transform into the Schwarzs...
1995-12-09
2007-05-23
[ "gr-qc" ]
M.N.Tentyukov (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research,Dubna)
gr-qc/9512020
Quantum deformation of quantum gravity
We describe a deformation of the observable algebra of quantum gravity in which the loop algebra is extended to framed loops. This allows an alternative nonperturbative quantization which is suitable for describing a phase of quantum gravity characterized by states which are normalizable in the measure of Chern-Simons ...
1995-12-09
2009-09-25
[ "gr-qc" ]
Seth Major, Lee Smolin
gr-qc/9512018
Radiation-reaction-induced evolution of circular orbits of particles around Kerr Black Holes
It is demonstrated that, in the adiabatic approximation, non-Equatorial circular orbits of particles in the Kerr metric (i.e. orbits of constant Boyer-Lindquist radius) remain circular under the influence of gravitational radiation reaction. A brief discussion is given of conditions for breakdown of adiabaticity and of...
1995-12-08
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc" ]
Daniel Kennefick (Caltech) and Amos Ori (Technion, Israel)
gr-qc/9512017
A semiclassical interpretation of the topological solutions for canonical quantum gravity
Ashtekar's formulation for canonical quantum gravity is known to possess the topological solutions which have their supports only on the moduli space $\CN$ of flat $SL(2,C)$ connections. We show that each point on the moduli space $\CN$ corresponds to a geometric structure, or more precisely the Lorentz group part of a...
1995-12-08
2011-09-09
[ "gr-qc" ]
Kiyoshi Ezawa
gr-qc/9512015
Possible test of local Lorentz invariance from $\tau$ decays
We analyze the possibility of testing local Lorentz invariance from the observation of tau decays. Future prospects of probing distances below the electroweak characteristic scale are discussed.
1995-12-07
2008-02-03
[ "gr-qc" ]
L. Anchordoqui, M. T. Dova, D. Gomez Dumm and P. Lacentre
gr-qc/9512014
Kolmogorov Algorithmic Complexity and its Probability Interpretation in Quantum Gravity
The quantum gravity has great difficulties with application of the probability notion. In given article this problem is analyzed according to algorithmic viewpoint. According to A.N. Kolmogorov, the probability notion can be connected with algorithmic complexity of given object. The paper proposes an interpretation of ...
1995-12-07
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc" ]
V.D. Dzhunushaliev
gr-qc/9512016
The Static Gravitational Field of a Spherically Symmetric Body
We continue here the exam \cite{LuMa} of a theory of gravity that satisfies the Einstein Equivalence Principle (EEP) for any kind of matter/energy, except for the gravitational energy. This is part of a research program that intends to re-examine the standard Feynman-Deser approach of field theoretical derivation of Ei...
1995-12-07
2007-05-23
[ "gr-qc" ]
M. Novello, L. R. Freitas and V. A. De Lorenci
gr-qc/9512012
Three Self-Consistent Kinematics in (1+1)D Special Relativity
When introducing special relativity, an elegant connection to familiar rules governing Galilean constant acceleration can be made, by describing first the discovery at high speeds that the clocks (as well as odometers) of different travelers may proceed at different rates. One may then show how to parameterize any give...
1995-12-06
2009-09-25
[ "gr-qc" ]
P. Fraundorf (Physics and Astronomy/CME, U. Missouri-StL)
gr-qc/9512013
Quasi-local energy-momentum and two-surface characterization of the pp-wave spacetimes
In the present paper the determination of the {\it pp}-wave metric form the geometry of certain spacelike two-surfaces is considered. It has been shown that the vanishing of the Dougan--Mason quasi-local mass $m_{\$}$, associated with the smooth boundary $\$:=\partial\Sigma\approx S^2$ of a spacelike hypersurface $\Sig...
1995-12-06
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc" ]
Laszlo B Szabados
gr-qc/9512011
On the extended loop calculus
Some features of extended loops are considered. In particular, the behaviour under diffeomorphism transformations of the wavefunctions with support on the extended loop space are studied. The basis of a method to obtain analytical expressions of diffeomorphism invariants via extended loops are settled. Applications to ...
1995-12-05
2007-05-23
[ "gr-qc" ]
Jorge Griego
gr-qc/9512010
Self-Similar Collapse of Conformally Coupled Scalar Fields
A massless scalar field minimally coupled to the gravitational field in a simplified spherical symmetry is discussed. It is shown that, in this case, the solution found by Roberts, describing a scalar field collapse, is in fact the most general one. Taking that solution as departure point, a study of the gravitational ...
1995-12-05
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc" ]
H. P. de Oliveira and E.S. Cheb-Terrab, DFT-UERJ, Brazil
gr-qc/9512009
Testing a Simplified Version of Einstein's Equations for Numerical Relativity
Solving dynamical problems in general relativity requires the full machinery of numerical relativity. Wilson has proposed a simpler but approximate scheme for systems near equilibrium, like binary neutron stars. We test the scheme on isolated, rapidly rotating, relativistic stars. Since these objects are in equilibrium...
1995-12-05
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc" ]
Gregory B. Cook, Stuart L. Shapiro, Saul A. Teukolsky
gr-qc/9512008
Einstein's Energy-Free Gravitational Field
We show that Einstein's gravitational field has zero energy, momentum, and stress. This conclusion follows directly from the gravitational field equations, in conjunction with the differential law of energy-momentum conservation $ T^{\mu\nu}_{;\nu} = 0 $. Einstein rejected this conservation law despite the fact that it...
1995-12-04
2008-02-03
[ "gr-qc" ]
Kenneth Dalton
gr-qc/9512003
Numerical Investigation of Singularities
Numerical exploration of the properties of singularities could, in principle, yield detailed understanding of their nature in physically realistic cases. Examples of numerical investigations into the formation of naked singularities, critical behavior in collapse, passage through the Cauchy horizon, chaos of the Mixmas...
1995-12-01
2007-05-23
[ "gr-qc" ]
Beverly K. Berger
gr-qc/9512004
Numerical Investigation of Cosmological Singularities
We describe a numerical approach to address the BKL conjecture that the generic cosmological singularity is locally Mixmaster-like. We consider application of a symplectic PDE solver to three models of increasing complexity--spatially homogeneous (vacuum) Mixmaster cosmologies where we compare the symplectic ODE solver...
1995-12-01
2007-05-23
[ "gr-qc" ]
Beverly K. Berger
gr-qc/9512001
Low-Energy Interaction of a Cosmic String and an Extreme Dilatonic Black Hole
The interaction of a cosmic string and a maximally charged dilatonic black hole is studied in the low-velocity limit. In particular, the string-black hole scattering at a low velocity is investigated.
1995-12-01
2014-11-17
[ "gr-qc" ]
Kiyoshi Shiraishi (Akita Junior College)
gr-qc/9512002
Hypersurfaces of Five Dimensional Space-times
It is shown that a space-time hypersurface of a 5-dimensional Ricci-flat space-time has its energy momentum tensor algebrically related to its extrinsic curvature and to the Riemann curvature of the embedding space. It is also seen that the Einstein-Maxwell field does not arise naturally from this geometry, so that a K...
1995-12-01
2008-02-03
[ "gr-qc" ]
M.D. Maia
gr-qc/9512005
Comment on the chaotic singularity in some magnetic Bianchi VI$_0$ cosmologies
Description of the magnetic Bianchi VI$_0$ cosmologies of LeBlanc, Kerr, and Wainwright in the formalisms both of Belinskii, Khalatnikov, and Lifshitz, and of Misner allows qualitative understanding of the Mixmaster-like singularity in those models.
1995-12-01
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc" ]
Beverly K. Berger
gr-qc/9511082
Radiation-Dominated Quantum Friedmann Models
Radiation-filled Friedmann-Robertson-Walker universes are quantized according to the Arnowitt-Deser-Misner formalism in the conformal-time gauge. Unlike previous treatments of this problem, here both closed and open models are studied, only square-integrable wave functions are allowed, and the boundary conditions to en...
1995-11-30
2015-06-25
[ "gr-qc" ]
Nivaldo A. Lemos (Center for Theoretical Physics, MIT)
gr-qc/9511080
Making quantum gravity calculable
We describe recent attempts at discretizing canonical quantum gravity in four dimensions in terms of a connection formulation. This includes a general introduction, a comparison between the real and complex connection approach, and a discussion of some open problems. (Contribution to the proceedings of the workshop ``R...
1995-11-30
2011-04-15
[ "gr-qc" ]
R. Loll (INFN, Florence & Potsdam, Max-Planck Inst.)
gr-qc/9511083
A Generalized Wick Transform for Gravity
Using a key observation due to Thiemann, a generalized Wick transform is introduced to map the constraint functionals of Riemannian general relativity to those of the Lorentzian theory, including matter sources. This opens up a new avenue within ``connection-dynamics'' where one can work, throughout, only with real var...
1995-11-30
2010-01-06
[ "gr-qc" ]
Abhay Ashtekar
gr-qc/9511081
Classical and Quantum Gravity in 1+1 Dimensions, Part II: The Universal Coverings
A set of simple rules for constructing the maximal (e.g. analytic) extensions for any metric with a Killing field in an (effectively) two-dimensional spacetime is formulated. The application of these rules is extremely straightforward, as is demonstrated at various examples and illustrated with numerous figures. Despit...
1995-11-30
2010-04-06
[ "gr-qc", "hep-th" ]
T. Kloesch and T. Strobl
gr-qc/9511079
Statistical Mechanics and Quantum Cosmology
Statistical mechanical concepts and processes such as decoherence, correlation, and dissipation can prove to be of basic importance to understanding some fundamental issues of quantum cosmology and theoretical physics such as the choice of initial states, quantum to classical transition and the emergence of time. Here ...
1995-11-29
2007-05-23
[ "gr-qc" ]
B. L. Hu
gr-qc/9512006
How to measure spatial distances?
The use of time--like geodesics to measure temporal distances is better justified than the use of space--like geodesics for a measurement of spatial distances. We give examples where a ''spatial distance'' cannot be appropriately determined by the length of a space--like geodesic.
1995-11-29
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc" ]
Hans - Juergen Schmidt
gr-qc/9512007
Consequences of the noncompactness of the Lorentz group
The following four statements have been proven decades ago already, but they continue to induce a strange feeling: - All curvature invariants of a gravitational wave vanish - in spite of the fact that it represents a nonflat spacetime. - The eigennullframe components of the curvature tensor (the Cartan ''scalars'')...
1995-11-29
2007-05-23
[ "gr-qc" ]
Hans - Juergen Schmidt
gr-qc/9511077
Semiclassical Gravity and Mesoscopic Physics
Developments in theoretical cosmology in the recent decades show a close connection with particle physics, quantum gravity and unified theories. Answers or hints to many fundamental questions in cosmology like the homogeneity and isotropy of the Universe, the sources of structure formation and entropy generation, and t...
1995-11-28
2007-05-23
[ "gr-qc", "cond-mat" ]
B. L. Hu
gr-qc/9511076
Cosmology as `Condensed Matter' Physics
We note that in general there exist two basic aspects in any branch of physics, including cosmology - one dealing with the attributes of basic constituents and forces of nature, the other dealing with how structures arise from them and how they evolve. Current research in quantum and superstring cosmology is directed m...
1995-11-28
2007-05-23
[ "gr-qc", "cond-mat" ]
B. L. Hu
gr-qc/9511075
Correlation Dynamics of Quantum Fields and Black Hole Information Paradox
In recent years a statistical mechanics description of particles, fields and spacetime based on the concept of quantum open systems and the influence functional formalism has been introduced. It reproduces in full the established theory of quantum fields in curved spacetime and contains also a microscopic description o...
1995-11-28
2016-08-31
[ "gr-qc", "hep-th" ]
B. L. Hu
gr-qc/9511078
Stochastic semiclassical equations for weakly inhomogeneous cosmologies
Semiclassical Einstein-Langevin equations for arbitrary small metric perturbations conformally coupled to a massless quantum scalar field in a spatially flat cosmological background are derived. Use is made of the fact that for this problem the in-in or closed time path effective action is simply related to the Feynman...
1995-11-28
2014-11-17
[ "gr-qc", "astro-ph", "hep-th" ]
Antonio Campos (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) and Enric Verdaguer (Universitat de Barcelona)
gr-qc/9511071
Expanding Spherically Symmetric Models without Shear
The integrability properties of the field equation $L_{xx} = F(x)L^2$ of a spherically symmetric shear--free fluid are investigated. A first integral, subject to an integrability condition on $F(x)$, is found, giving a new class of solutions which contains the solutions of Stephani (1983) and Srivastava (1987) as speci...
1995-11-27
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc" ]
Sunil D Maharaj, Peter GL Leach and Roy Maartens
gr-qc/9511070
Vacuum Spacetimes with Future Trapped Surfaces
In this article we show that one can construct initial data for the Einstein equations which satisfy the vacuum constraints. This initial data is defined on a manifold with topology $R^3$ with a regular center and is asymptotically flat. Further, this initial data will contain an annular region which is foliated by two...
1995-11-27
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc" ]
R. Beig (Institut f\"ur Theoretische Physik, Universit\"at Wien) and N. \'O Murchadha (Physics Department University College Cork Cork, Ireland)
gr-qc/9511073
Universality of Einstein's General Relativity
Among relativistic theories of gravitation the closest ones to general relativity are the scalar-tensor ones and these with Lagrangians being any function f(R) of the curvature scalar. A complete chart of relationships between these theories and general relativity can be delineated. These theories are mathematically (l...
1995-11-27
2007-05-23
[ "gr-qc" ]
Leszek M. Sokolowski
gr-qc/9511072
Cosmologies with Two-Dimensional Inhomogeneity
We present a new generating algorithm to construct exact non static solutions of the Einstein field equations with two-dimensional inhomogeneity. Infinite dimensional families of $G_1$ inhomogeneous solutions with a self interacting scalar field, or alternatively with perfect fluid, can be constructed using this algori...
1995-11-27
2016-08-15
[ "gr-qc" ]
A. Feinstein, J. Ib\'a\~nez and Ruth Lazkoz (Dpto. F\'isica Te\'orica, Universidad del Pa\'is Vasco, Bilbao, Spain)
gr-qc/9511074
Statistics of the Microwave Background Anisotropies Caused by Cosmological Perturbations of Quantum-Mechanical Origin
The genuine quantum gravity effects can already be around us. It is likely that the observed large-angular-scale anisotropies in the microwave background radiation are induced by cosmological perturbations of quantum-mechanical origin. Such perturbations are placed in squeezed vacuum quantum states and, hence, are char...
1995-11-27
2007-05-23
[ "gr-qc", "astro-ph", "hep-ph" ]
L. P. Grishchuk
gr-qc/9511069
The Problem of Classical Limit in Quantum Cosmology: The effective action language
The tool of functional averaging over some ``large'' diffeomorphisms is used to describe quantum systems with constraints, in particular quantum cosmology, in the language of quantum Effective Action. Simple toy models demonstrate a supposedly general phenomenon: the presence of a constraint results in ``quantum repel'...
1995-11-27
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc" ]
B.L.Altshuler, A.M.Boyarsky and A.Yu.Neronov
gr-qc/9511068
Hyperfast Interstellar Travel in General Relativity
The problem is discussed of whether a traveller can reach a remote object and return back sooner than a photon would when taken into account that the traveller can partly control the geometry of his world. It is argued that under some reasonable assumptions in globally hyperbolic spacetimes the traveller cannot hasten ...
1995-11-25
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc" ]
S. V. Krasnikov
gr-qc/9511066
Scalar Field Inhomogeneous Cosmologies
Some exact solutions for the Einstein field equations corresponding to inhomogeneous $G_2$ cosmologies with an exponential-potential scalar field which generalize solutions obtained previously are considered. Several particular cases are studied and the properties related to generalized inflation and asymptotic behavio...
1995-11-24
2016-08-15
[ "gr-qc" ]
A. Feinstein, J. Ib\'a\~nez and P. Labraga (Dpto. F\'isica Te\'orica, Universidad del Pa\'is Vasco, Bilbao, Spain)
gr-qc/9511067
Density perturbations in Kaluza--Klein theories during a de Sitter phase
In the context of Kaluza-Klein theories, we consider a model in which the universe is filled with a perfect fluid described by a barotropic equation of state. An analysis of density perturbations employing the synchronous gauge shows that there are cases where these perturbations have an exponential growth during a de ...
1995-11-24
2016-08-31
[ "gr-qc" ]
Julio Fabris and Mairi Sakellariadou
gr-qc/9511064
Spatially self-similar locally rotationally symmetric perfect fluid models
Einstein's field equations for spatially self-similar locally rotationally symmetric perfect fluid models are investigated. The field equations are rewritten as a first order system of autonomous ordinary differential equations. Dimensionless variables are chosen in such a way that the number of equations in the couple...
1995-11-24
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc" ]
Ulf Nilsson, Claes Uggla
gr-qc/9511065
Particle Creation in the Bell-Szekeres Spacetime
The quantization of a real massless scalar field in a spacetime produced in a collision of two electromagnetic plane waves with constant wave fronts is considered. The background geometry in the interaction region, the Bell-Szekeres solution, is locally isometric to the conformally flat Bertotti-Robinson universe fille...
1995-11-24
2016-08-15
[ "gr-qc" ]
A. Feinstein, M. A. P\'erez Sebasti\'an (Dpto. F\'isica Te\'orica, Univ. Pa\'is Vasco, Spain)
gr-qc/9511063
A Specimen of Theory Construction from Quantum Gravity
I describe the history of my attempts to arrive at a discrete substratum underlying the spacetime manifold, culminating in the hypothesis that the basic structure has the form of a partial-order (i.e. that it is a causal set).
1995-11-23
2009-09-25
[ "gr-qc", "hep-th" ]
Rafael D. Sorkin (Syracuse University and UNAM)
gr-qc/9511062
Effect of gravitational radiation reaction on nonequatorial orbits around a Kerr black hole
The effect of gravitational radiation reaction on orbits around a spinning black hole is analyzed. Such orbits possess three constants of motion: $\iota$, $e$, and $a$, which correspond, in the Newtonian limit of the orbit being an ellipse, to the inclination angle of the orbital plane to the hole's equatorial plane, t...
1995-11-22
2011-09-09
[ "gr-qc" ]
Fintan D. Ryan
gr-qc/9511061
Open-Flux Solutions to the Constraints for Plane Gravity Waves
The metric for plane gravitational waves is quantized using the Ashtekar field variables. The z axis (direction of travel of the waves) is taken to be the entire real line. Solutions to the constraints are proposed; they involve open-ended flux lines running along the entire z axis. These solutions are annihilated by t...
1995-11-22
2011-09-09
[ "gr-qc" ]
Donald E. Neville
gr-qc/9511060
The Symplectic Structure of General Relativity in the Double-Null (2+2) Formalism
In the (2+2) formulation of general relativity spacetime is foliated by a two-parameter family of spacelike 2-surfaces (instead of the more usual one-parameter family of spacelike 3-surfaces). In a partially gauge-fixed setting (double-null gauge), I write down the symplectic structure of general relativity in terms of...
1995-11-22
2009-09-25
[ "gr-qc" ]
Richard J. Epp
gr-qc/9511058
On Regularization Scheme Dependence of Predictions in Inflationary Cosmology
We show that there exists a large class of regularization schemes for probabilistic predictions in the theory of a self-reproducing inflationary univere, all of which eliminate the apparent dependence on the time reparametrization. However, all these schemes lead to different answers for relative probabilities of findi...
1995-11-22
2009-09-29
[ "gr-qc", "astro-ph", "hep-th" ]
Andrei Linde and Arthur Mezhlumian
gr-qc/9511059
Consistent Evolution with Different Time-Slicings in Quantum Gravity
Rovelli's `` quantum mechanics without time'' motivates an intrinsically time-slicing independent picture of reduced phase space quantum gravity, which may be described as ``quantization after evolution''. Sufficient criteria for carrying out quantization after evolution are developed in terms of a general concept of t...
1995-11-22
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc" ]
R. Cosgrove
gr-qc/9511056
On the Algebraic Structure of Second Order Symmetric Tensors in 5-Dimensional Space-times
A new approach to the algebraic classification of second order symmetric tensors in 5-dimensional space-times is presented. The possible Segre types for a symmetric two-tensor are found. A set of canonical forms for each Segre type is obtained. A theorem which collects together some basic results on the algebraic struc...
1995-11-21
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc", "astro-ph" ]
G.S. Hall, M.J. Reboucas, J. Santos, A.F.F. Teixeira
gr-qc/9511057
Reality conditions inducing transforms for quantum gauge field theory and quantum gravity
For various theories, in particular gauge field theories, the algebraic form of the Hamiltonian simplifies considerably if one writes it in terms of certain complex variables. Also general relativity when written in the new canonical variables introduced by Ashtekar belongs to that category, the Hamiltonian being repla...
1995-11-21
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc", "hep-th" ]
Thomas Thiemann
gr-qc/9511055
Primordial Nucleosynthesis as a test of variable rest masses 5-dimensional cosmology
The deviation of primordial Helium production due to a variation on the difference between the rest masses of the nucleons is presented. It is found an upper bound $\delta (M_{_n} - M_{_p}) \alt 0.129$ MeV, between the present and nucleosynthesis epochs. This bound is used to analyze Wesson's theory of gravitation; as ...
1995-11-20
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc" ]
Luis A. Anchordoqui, Diego F. Torres, H\'ector Vucetich
gr-qc/9511054
Black hole and the adiabatic phase
An open system consisting of a scalar field bound to a Kerr black hole whose mass ($M$) and specific angular momentum ($a$) are slowly (adiabatically) perturbed is considered. The adiabatically induced phase and the conditions for the validity of the adiabatic approximation are obtained. The effect of closed cycles in ...
1995-11-20
2010-04-06
[ "gr-qc", "hep-th" ]
Roberto Casadio and Giovanni Venturi (Department of Physics, University of Bologna, and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna, Italy)
gr-qc/9511052
Criticality and Bifurcation in the Gravitational Collapse of a Self-Coupled Scalar Field
We examine the gravitational collapse of a non-linear sigma model in spherical symmetry. There exists a family of continuously self-similar solutions parameterized by the coupling constant of the theory. These solutions are calculated together with the critical exponents for black hole formation of these collapse model...
1995-11-18
2011-09-09
[ "gr-qc" ]
Eric W. Hirschmann, Douglas M. Eardley
gr-qc/9511053
Time-Symmetric Initial Data for Multi-Body Solutions in Three Dimensions
Time-symmetric initial data for two-body solutions in three dimensional anti-deSitter gravity are found. The spatial geometry has constant negative curvature and is constructed as a quotient of two-dimensional hyperbolic space. Apparent horizons correspond to closed geodesics. In an open universe, it is shown that two ...
1995-11-18
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc", "hep-th" ]
Alan R. Steif
gr-qc/9511050
Ricci Fall-off in Static, Globally Hyperbolic, Non-singular Spacetimes
What restrictions are there on a spacetime for which the Ricci curvature is such as to produce convergence of geodesics (such as the preconditions for the Singularity Theorems) but for which there are no singularities? We answer this question for a restricted class of spacetimes: static, geodesically complete, and glob...
1995-11-17
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc" ]
David Garfinkle and Steven G. Harris
gr-qc/9511051
Non-Linear Affine Embedding of the Dirac Field from the Multiplicity-Free SL(4,R) Unirreps
The correspondence between the linear multiplicity-free unirreps of SL(4, R) studied by Ne'eman and {\~{S}}ija{\~{c}}ki and the non-linear realizations of the affine group is worked out. The results obtained clarify the inclusion of spinorial fields in a non-linear affine gauge theory of gravitation.
1995-11-17
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc", "hep-th" ]
A.Lopez-Pinto, A.Tiemblo and R.Tresguerres
gr-qc/9511047
Classical Trace Anomaly
We seek an analogy of the mathematical form of the alternative form of Einstein's field equations for Lovelock's field equations. We find that the price for this analogy is to accept the existence of the trace anomaly of the energy-momentum tensor even in classical treatments. As an example, we take this analogy to any...
1995-11-16
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc", "hep-th" ]
M. Farhoudi
gr-qc/9511046
Back-Reaction on the Topological Degrees of Freedom in (2+1)-Dimensional Spacetime
We investigate the back-reaction effect of the quantum field on the topological degrees of freedom in (2+1)-dimensional toroidal universe, ${\cal M} \simeq T^2\times {\bf R}$. Constructing a homogeneous model of the toroidal universe, we examine explicitly the back-reaction effect of the Casimir energy of a massless, c...
1995-11-16
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc" ]
Masafumi Seriu (Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics)
gr-qc/9511049
An account of transforms on \bar {{\cal A}/{\cal G}}
In this article we summarize and describe the recently found transforms for theories of connections modulo gauge transformations associated with compact gauge groups. Specifically, we put into a coherent picture the so-called loop transform, the inverse loop transform, the coherent state transform and finally the Wick ...
1995-11-16
2011-04-15
[ "gr-qc", "hep-th" ]
Thomas Thiemann
gr-qc/9511048
Two lectures on Two-Dimensional Gravity
(from the talk:) I shall here speak on gravity in (1+1)-dimensional space-time --- lineal gravity. The purpose of studying lower dimensional theories, and specifically lower dimensional gravity, is to gain insight into difficult conceptional issues, which are present and even more opaque in the physical (3+1)-dimension...
1995-11-16
2007-05-23
[ "gr-qc", "hep-th" ]
R. Jackiw (MIT)
gr-qc/9511045
Inhomogeneous universes in observational coordinates
Isotropic inhomogeneous dust universes are analysed via observational coordinates based on the past light cones of the observer's galactic worldline. The field equations are reduced to a single first--order {\sc ode} in observational variables on the past light cone, completing the observational integration scheme. Thi...
1995-11-15
2016-08-31
[ "gr-qc" ]
Roy Maartens, Neil Humphreys, David Matravers, Bill Stoeger
gr-qc/9511043
Almost-homogeneity of the universe in higher-order gravity
In the $R+\alpha R^2$ gravity theory, we show that if freely propagating massless particles have an almost isotropic distribution, then the spacetime is almost Friedmann-Robertson-Walker (FRW). This extends the result proved recently in general relativity ($\alpha=0$), which is applicable to the microwave background af...
1995-11-15
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc" ]
David R Taylor and Roy Maartens
gr-qc/9511044
Quadrupole anisotropy from photon quantum effects
We consider quantum effects of an electromagnetic field in a radiation-dominated almost FRW spacetime. The dominant non-local quantum correction to the photon distribution is a quadrupole moment, corresponding to an effective anisotropic pressure in the energy-momentum tensor.
1995-11-15
2009-10-28
[ "gr-qc" ]
Alexei V Nesteruk and Roy Maartens