Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 February 2023
In § 5.1 and § 5.2 we consider the simplest Lorentz metrics: those of constant curvature. The spatially isotropic and homogeneous cosmological models are described in §5.3, and their simplest anisotropic generalizations are discussed in § 5.4. It is shown that all such simple models will have a singular origin provided that A does not take large positive values. The spherically symmetric metrics which describe the field outside a massive charged or neutral body are examined in §5.5, and the axially symmetric metrics describing the field outside a special class of massive rotating bodies are described in §5.6. It is shown that some of the apparent singularities are simply due to a bad choice of coordinates. In §5.7 we describe the Godel universe and in §5.8 the Taub-NUT solutions. These probably do not represent the actual universe but they are of interest because of their pathological global properties. Finally some other exact solutions of interest are mentioned in §5.9.
To save this book to your Kindle, first ensure [email protected] is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal Document Settings on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. Then enter the ‘name’ part of your Kindle email address below. Find out more about saving to your Kindle.
Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.
Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service.
To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Dropbox.
To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Google Drive.