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Title: A MAPLE Package for Energy-Momentum Tensor Assessment in Curved Space-Time

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3322340· OSTI ID:21371438
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  1. Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, University 'Dunarea de Jos', 47 Domneasca Street, 800008, Galati (Romania)

One of the most interesting problem which remain unsolved, since the birth of the General Theory of Relativity (GR), is the energy-momentum localization. All our reflections are within the Lagrange formalism of the field theory. The concept of the energy-momentum tensor for gravitational interactions has a long history. To find a generally accepted expression, there have been different attempts. This paper is dedicated to the investigation of the energy-momentum problem in the theory of General Relativity. We use Einstein [1], Landau-Lifshitz [2], Bergmann-Thomson [3] and Moller's [4] prescriptions to evaluate energy-momentum distribution. In order to cover the huge volume of computation and, bearing in mind to make a general approaching for different space-time configurations, a MAPLE application to succeed in studying the energy momentum tensor was built. In the second part of the paper for two space-time configuration, the comparative results were presented.

OSTI ID:
21371438
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1203, Issue 1; Conference: 7. international conference of the Balkan Physical Union, Alexandroupolis (Greece), 9-13 Sep 2009; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3322340; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English