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arXiv 2007.04123gr-qcmath-phmath.DGmath.MP
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关于时空等价性的Cartan-Karlhede算法

On the Equivalence of Spacetimes, the Cartan-Karlhede Algorithm

Thiago M. Mergulhão, Carlos Batista

摘要:

众所周知,在广义相对论中,两个度规通过坐标变换联系起来的时空在物理上是等价的。然而,给定两个线元素,几乎不可能实现最一般的坐标变换来检验时空的等价性。在本文中,我们提出了所谓的Cartan-Karlhede算法,它提供了一个有限的步骤序列来决定是否两个度量是等价的。本文的重点是通过几个简单的例子来说明该方法,以便读者在实践中了解算法的基本原理和细节。

英文摘要:

It is well known that in general relativity theory two spacetimes whose metrics are related by a coordinate transformation are physically equivalent. However, given two line elements, it is virtually impossible to implement the most general coordinate transformation in order to check the equivalence of the spacetimes. In this paper we present the so-called Cartan-Karlhede algorithm, which provides a finite sequence of steps to decide whether or not two metrics are equivalent. The point of this note is to illustrate the method through several simple examples, so that the reader can learn the fundamentals and details of the algorithm in practice.

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