A note on the coordinate freedom in describing the motion of particles in general relativity

Samuel E. Gralla; Robert M. Wald

doi:10.1088/0264-9381/28/17/177001

A note on the coordinate freedom in describing the motion of particles in general relativity

Samuel E. Gralla, Robert M. Wald

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Our previous work developed a framework for treating the motion of a small body in general relativity, based on a one-parameter-family of solutions to Einstein's equation. Here we give an analysis of the coordinate freedom allowed within this framework, as is needed to determine the form of the equations of motion when they are expressed in general gauges.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	177001
Journal	Classical and Quantum Gravity
Volume	28
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/28/17/177001
State	Published - Sep 7 2011
Externally published	Yes

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