MATERIAL MOMENTUM-ENERGY TENSORS AND THE CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS,

Abstract

It is shon that if the Einstein field equations of general relativity are derived from a homogeneous variational principle, then the dynamical processes of the space are intrinsically reversible. As an application, it is shown that an isolated world tube of perfect fluid contains a geodesic stream line, provided the field equations are derived from a variational principle. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0429969

Entities

People

  • Dominic G. B. Edelen

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calculus
  • Calculus Of Variations
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • General Relativity
  • Materials
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Momentum
  • Real Variables
  • Reversible
  • Variational Principles

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Graph Algorithms and Convex Optimization.

Technology Areas

  • Space