Conformal transformations and viscous fluids in general relativity

Journal Article · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · J. Math. Phys. (N.Y.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.527004· OSTI ID:5494695

Carot, J; Mas, L

It is shown that viscous fluid solutions can be obtained by performing conformal transformations of vacuum solutions of Einstein's field equations. The solutions obtained by such a procedure can be matched, under certain conditions, to their respective original vacuum metrics.

• Research Organization: Dpt. Fisica Teorica, Universitat Illes Balears, Ctra. Valldemossa, km 7.5, 07071 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
• OSTI ID: 5494695
• Journal Information: J. Math. Phys. (N.Y.); (United States), Vol. 27:9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
EINSTEIN FIELD EQUATIONS
ANALYTICAL SOLUTION
CANONICAL TRANSFORMATIONS
GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY
ANISOTROPY
DISSIPATION FACTOR
METRICS
VISCOUS FLOW
EQUATIONS
FIELD EQUATIONS
FIELD THEORIES
FLUID FLOW
TRANSFORMATIONS
657003* - Theoretical & Mathematical Physics- Relativity & Gravitation